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61% Critic Match
Thunder Road
“More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!”
6.1 / 10• 1958• 1h 32m•NR• English
CrimeActionThriller
Storyline
Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon, but won't let his younger brother Robin join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan, who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett, who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.
Cast & Crew
Robert Mitchum
Lucas Doolin
Lead
Gene Barry
Troy Barrett
Jacques Aubuchon
Carl Kogan
Keely Smith
Francie Wymore
Trevor Bardette
Vernon Doolin
Sandra Knight
Roxanna Ledbetter
James Mitchum
Robin Doolin
BH
Betsy Holt
Mary Barrett (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Arthur Ripley's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Thunder Road is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
