More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!
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.
- 6.0
- 1958
- Released
- 1h 32m
Robert Mitchum
Lucas Doolin
Gene Barry
Troy Barrett
Jacques Aubuchon
Carl Kogan
Keely Smith
Francie Wymore
Trevor Bardette
Vernon Doolin
Sandra Knight
Roxanna Ledbetter
James Mitchum
Robin Doolin
Betsy Holt
Mary Barrett (uncredited)Francis Koon
Sarah Doolin (uncredited)Randy Sparks
Guitarist (uncredited)
Mitchell Ryan
Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
Peter Breck
Stacey Gouge (uncredited)Peter Hornsby
Lucky - Kogan's Henchman (uncredited)
Jerry Hardin
Niles Penland (uncredited)Robert Porterfield
Preacher (uncredited)Charles Elledge
Jimmy (uncredited)
Christopher Mitchum
Washboard Player (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Kogan Henchman Killed in Car Crash (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
Mike Williams - Treasury Agent (uncredited)![Thunder Road (1958) Original Trailer [FHD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yH0lARODjnE/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
- #bootlegger
- #war veteran
- #car mechanic
- #hot rod
- #black and white
- #moonshine
- #nightclub singer
Reviews
"Doolin" (Robert Mitchum) returns from war to find a city hoodlum "Kogan" (Jacques Aubuchon) trying to muscle in on their family moonshine business. His return also doesn't go unnoticed by the local police (Gene Barry) and so he hasn't his problems to seek. Though the story here isn't really up to much, the film has a distinctly stylish look to it. Mitchum looks at ease with the part - and it's st