The Moonshine War

Jun 30, 1970

1h 40m

★ 5.5

The 18th amendment prohibited drinking. It didn't say a word about killing, double-crossing or blowing things up.

Overview

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

Genres

Comedy

Crime

Production Companies

Filmways Pictures

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Cast

Frank Long

Patrick McGoohan

Dr. Emmett Taulbee

Richard Widmark

John W. (Son) Martin

Alan Alda

Lizann Simpson

Melodie Johnson

Mr. Baylor

Will Geer

Aaron

Joe Williams

Miley Mitchell

Susanne Zenor

Dual Metters

Lee Hazlewood

Mr. Worthman

Max Showalter

Arley Stamper

Harry Carey, Jr.

Lowell

Tom Nolan

Boyd Caswell

Dick Peabody

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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6.1

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6.1

White Lightning

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An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

6.9

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2.0

Salaviinanpolttajat

May 29, 1907

No prints of the film have been preserved so the film can be considered a lost film. The original screenplay has also been lost. However, some plot descriptions are still known based on contemporary newspaper advertisements of the film. As the name would indicate, the film tells about two local men who are making moonshine in the woods. A customer comes to them, and while sampling the product they start a game of cards, which eventually leads to a fight. While the fight is going on, the local police shows up and arrests the makers while the customer manages to escape.(Wikipedia)

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5.7

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5.7

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4.4

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5.5

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7.3

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7.5

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4.7

Thunder and Lightning

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7.1

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