Thunder Road
“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.
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Cast
19 people
Robert Mitchum
Lucas Doolin
Known for
The Night of the Hunter
Out of the Past
Gene Barry
Troy Barrett
Known for
The War of the Worlds
War of the Worlds
Jacques Aubuchon
Carl Kogan
Known for
The Shaggy Dog
Keely Smith
Francie Wymore
Also in
Hey Boy! Hey Girl!
Mister Roberts
Trevor Bardette
Vernon Doolin
Known for
Gun Crazy
The Monolith Monsters
Sandra Knight
Roxanna Ledbetter
Known for
The Terror
Tower of London
James Mitchum
Robin Doolin
Known for
In Harm's Way
The Last Movie
Betsy Holt
Mary Barrett (uncredited)
Francis Koon
Sarah Doolin (uncredited)
Randy Sparks
Guitarist (uncredited)
Also in
The Big Night
College Confidential
Mitchell Ryan
Jed 'Jess' Moultrie (uncredited)
Known for
Lethal Weapon
Dharma & Greg
Peter Breck
Stacey Gouge (uncredited)
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Big Valley
Arthur Ripley Director · James Atlee Phillips Screenplay Walter Wise Screenplay
United States release May 10, 1958 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists Pictures
Production
D.R.M. Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 10, 1958
Theatrical
United States · May 10, 1958
Theatrical
Denmark
November 23, 1959 · Theatrical
Germany
August 1, 1958 · Theatrical
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