Thunder Road

May 10, 1958

1h 32m

★ 6.1

More Savage Than The Tommy-Gun Massacre of the Roaring Twenties...TODAY'S BILLION-DOLLAR WHISKEY WAR!

Overview

Unrepentant Tennessee moonshine runner Luke Doolin (Robert Mitchum) makes dangerous high-speed deliveries for his liquor-producing father, Vernon (Trevor Bardette), but won't let his younger brother Robin (James Mitchum) join the family business. Under pressure from both out-of-town gangster Kogan (Jacques Aubuchon), who wants a piece of the local action, and Treasury agent Barrett (Gene Barry), who wants to destroy the moonshine business, Luke fights for his fast-fading way of life.

Genres

Crime

Action

Thriller

Production Companies

D.R.M. Productions

Thunder Road Trailers

Cast

Lucas Doolin

Robert Mitchum

Roy Barrett, Treasury Agent

Gene Barry

Carl Kogan

Jacques Aubuchon

Francie Wymore

Keely Smith

Vernon Doolin

Trevor Bardette

Roxanna Ledbetter

Sandra Knight

Robin Doolin

James Mitchum

Mary Barrett

Betsy Holt

Sarah Doolin

Francis Koon

Guitarist

Randy Sparks

Jed Moultrie

Mitchell Ryan

Stacey Gouge

Peter Breck

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