Thunderbolt and Lightfoot
“Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who's about to make one!”
With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
Thunderbolt
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Jeff Bridges
Lightfoot
Known for
The Big Lebowski
Iron Man
George Kennedy
Red Leary
Known for
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Cool Hand Luke
Geoffrey Lewis
Eddie Goody
Known for
Salem's Lot
Double Impact
Catherine Bach
Melody
Known for
The Dukes of Hazzard
Cannonball Run II
Gary Busey
Curly
Known for
Predator 2
Lethal Weapon
Roy Jenson
Dunlop
Known for
Chinatown
Soylent Green
Burton Gilliam
Welder
Known for
Blazing Saddles
Paper Moon
Claudia Lennear
Secretary
Also in
Joe Cocker: Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Bill McKinney
Crazy Driver
Known for
First Blood
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Vic Tayback
Mario Pinski
Known for
All Dogs Go to Heaven
Alice
Dub Taylor
Station Attendant
Known for
Back to the Future Part III
Bonnie and Clyde
Michael Cimino Director · Dee Barton Composer Frank Stanley Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $25M · Budget $4M · United States release May 23, 1974
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$25,000,000
Gross vs. budget
6.3×
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
United Artists
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Finland · May 23, 1974
Limited theatrical
United States · May 23, 1974
Theatrical
Australia
April 1, 2015 · Physical · DVD release
Brazil
September 25, 1974 · Theatrical
France
September 4, 1974 · Theatrical
Germany
September 25, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
November 8, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
October 18, 1974 · Theatrical
Japan
September 28, 1974 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 19, 1974 · Theatrical
February 20, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
Sweden
May 23, 1974 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
September 19, 1974 · Theatrical · London
XC
July 1, 1992 · Physical
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