Thunder Road

Director: Arthur Ripley Arthur Ripley

Overview

Robert Mitchum stars as a Korean war hero who returns to his hometown in Tennessee and takes over his family's bootleg moonshine business where he has to battle both the mob and federal agents. Not only did Mitchum star in the film, he wrote the story and the film's theme song; Robert's son Jim plays his younger brother in the film. Thunder Road is widely considered the best movie about moonshine bootleggers, and its climatic car chase is one of the finest ever captured on film.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/05/2023
UPC:	0850050736851
Original Release:	1958
Rating:	PG
Source:	Sandpiper Pictures
Language:	English
Time:	1:33:00
Sales rank:	4,945

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Robert Mitchum	Lucas Doolin,Robin Doolin
Gene Barry	Troy Barrett
Jacques Aubuchon	Carl Kogan
Keely Smith	Francie Wymore
Trevor Bardette	Vernon Doolin
Sandra Knight	Roxanna Ledbetter
Betsy Holt	Mary Barrett
Francis Koon	Sarah Doolin
Randy Sparks	Singer/Guitarist
Mitchell Ryan	Jed Moultrie
Peter Breck	Stacey Gouge
Peter Hornsby	Lucky
Jerry Hardin	Niles Penland
Robert Porterfield	Preacher
Jack Marshall	Composer

Technical Credits

Walter Wise

James Atlee Phillips

Arthur Ripley	Director,Producer
Walter Wise	Screenwriter
James Atlee Phillips	Screenwriter
Robert Mitchum	Executive Producer,Producer
Jack Lannan	Special Effects
Lester Swartz	Special Effects
Frank Webster	Sound/Sound Designer