Thunder Road

"More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!"

May 10 1958 Approved 1h 32m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won't let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan (Jacques Aubuchon), who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett (Gene Barry), who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.

Plot

A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.

Written by

James Atlee Phillips, Walter Wise, Robert Mitchum

Directed by

Arthur Ripley

Cast

Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

United Artists, D.R.M. Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Thunder Road (1958) Original Trailer [FHD]
Featurettes
Josh Olson on THUNDER ROAD
Robert Mitchum sings The Ballad of Thunder Road
Scores
# of Votes
4,834
Average Rating
6.5 out of 10
Metascore
73
Popularity
NA