Rolling Thunder

"Major Charles Rane has come home to war!"

Feb 6 1978 R 1h 35m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.

Plot

Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown.

Written by

Paul Schrader, Heywood Gould

Directed by

John Flynn

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

American International Pictures

Languages

English, Español

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
13,231
Average Rating
6.9 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA