THUNDER ROAD (FULL SCREEN)

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• Release Year: 1958
• Genre: Crime, Drama
• Plot: Transporting illegal alcohol over dark two-lane mountain highways, Lucas Doolin (Mitchum) races widly through the night, crashing road blocks and outrunning ambushes, defying anyone who tries to stop him.; ; 'A man has a right to do anything,' he says, 'including making whiskey, as long as he makes it on his own land.' ; ; But when ruthless racketeers muscle in on Doolin's territory -- and kill one of his men in the process -- the Kentucky bootlegger declares war, fiercely determined to maintain his hard-won business and independence even if it costs him his life.; ; Boasting 'breathtaking auto chase scenes' (The Film Daily) and a superb performance from Robert Mitchum, Thunder Road is breathtaking excitement -- the most exhilarating road thriller of them all.
• Cast: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith, Trevor Bardette, Sandra Knight, James Mitchum, Peter Breck, Jerry Hardin, Charles Hendrix, Betsy Holt, Peter Hornsby, Charles Perry, Robert Porterfield, Mitch Ryan, Randy Sparks, Dale Van Sickel, Francis Koon, Arthur Ripley
• Director: Arthur Ripley
• Runtime: 1:33
• Company: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
• Media Format: Movie