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Thunder Road

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Thunder Road (1958)

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Reviews Counted:9

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Average Rating:6.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: The members of Lucas Doolin's family have been Kentucky moonshiners for many generations. Lucas attempts to carry on the tradition by transporting the illegal whiskey to Southern markets. This... The members of Lucas Doolin's family have been Kentucky moonshiners for many generations. Lucas attempts to carry on the tradition by transporting the illegal whiskey to Southern markets. This becomes more and more difficult, because not only is U.S. Treasury Department agents cracking down on bootleggers, but a powerful racketeer now wants a corner on the market, and Lucas and his friends are in his way. [More]

Starring: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jim Mitchum, Keely Smith

Starring: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jim Mitchum, Keely Smith, Sandra Knight, Mitchell Ryan, Peter Breck, Jerry Hardin, James Phillips, Jacques Aubuchon, Trevor Bardette, Betsy Holt, Francis Koon, Randy Sparks, Peter Hornsby

Director: Arthur Ripley

Director: Arthur Ripley
Producer: Robert Mitchum
Screenwriter: Walter Wise
Story: Robert Mitchum
Composer: Jack Marshall

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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The world of moonshine transporters is keyed to Mitchum's fatalist-hobo wryness

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09/25/09
Fernando F. Croce
Fernando F. Croce
CinePassion

The ultimate road movie.

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06/20/06
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Southern drive-in staple Thunder Road is basically The Robert Mitchum Show.

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05/01/06
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
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Fantastica Daily

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08/12/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Mitchum as a booze runner is fun enough, but his singing of the title song is the plus.

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08/01/05
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

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08/22/03
Carol Cling
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal

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06/14/03
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03/10/03
Marjorie Baumgarten
Marjorie Baumgarten
Austin Chronicle

Mitchum carries the movie on his massive shoulders.

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08/17/01
Scott Von Doviak
Scott Von Doviak
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