Her friend Jenny considers Jesus Christ her Savior her other friend Diane is more worldly-minded. The story begins with Patty and her two friends, who all have different destinies. Several flashbacks occur to times in Patty's life before the Rapture. The United Nations sets up an emergency government system called the United Nations Imperium of Total Emergency (UNITE) and declares that anyone who does not receive the Mark of the Beast identifying them with UNITE will be arrested. Patty finds that her husband has also disappeared.
The radio announcer suggests that this might be the Rapture of the Church spoken of in the Bible. In medias res, Patty Myers awakens to a radio broadcast announcing the disappearance of millions around the world. It was "one of the first films to take on Fundamentalist apocalyptic narratives within a fictional motif." : 92 Plot It earned roughly $4.2 million during its first decade of release, the majority of which came from audience donations. The film was produced in 1972 for a budget of $68,000. : 69 Doughten had worked with Good News Productions on The Blob in 1958, and had produced other films in Iowa through his production company Heartland Productions.
: 577-578 Thompson had been working in radio. Thompson, two Iowa-based filmmakers, formed Mark IV Pictures in 1972 to produce A Thief in the Night. The film is set during the near future, focusing on Patty, a young woman who was not raptured and who struggles to decide what to do in the face of the Tribulation.
#COME LIKE A THIEF IN THE NIGHT SERIES#
It is the first installment in the Thief in the Night series about the Rapture and the Tribulation. The film stars Patty Dunning as Patty Myers, the main character and protagonist, along with Thom Rachford, Colleen Niday, and Mike Niday in supporting roles. A Thief in the Night is a 1972 evangelical Christian film written by Jim Grant, directed and produced by Donald W.
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