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Thunder Road

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Thunder Road
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PG,1hr 32min
Genres:
Action,Drama
Release:
1958
Director:
Arthur Ripley
Distributor:
MGM
Starring:
Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely Smith  ...more
Synopsis: Robert Mitchum (who also wrote the story and served as executive producer) stars in Thunder Road as Lucas Doolin, a Korean War veteran who returns home and promptly rejoins the family's bootlegging business. His father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), runs the still and heads the family, while Lucas handles the driving and transporting of the moonshine (mostly to Memphis), and his younger brother, Robin (James Mitchum), takes care of the car he uses to outrun the competition and the Treasury agents; and ... Full Synopsis
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Michael Costello, AMG Review
In an age when even billionaires can be described as "cool," it's hard to know if that half-century-old word still has any meaning. But if it doesn't apply to this cult classic with Robert Mitchum as the baddest moonshiner who ever popped a 180, it's dead. While Arthur Ripley is credited as director, with story and executive producer credits, this is clearly Mitchum's show from start to finish, reflecting ... Full Review
Featured Cast
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Robert Mitchum
Lucas "Luke" Doolin
Gene Barry
Troy Barrett
Keely Smith
Francie Wymore
Jacques Aubuchon
Carl Kogan
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