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Thunder Road

1958·1h 32m·Approved
DramaCrimeThrillerFilm-Noir
IMDb Rating
★ 6.5/10
5,154 votes
Metascore
73
Metacritic

A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.

Thunder Road is a 1958 drama crime movie directed by Arthur Ripley, starring Robert Mitchum, Jacques Aubuchon, Gene Barry. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.5/10 from 5,154 votes and runs 1h 32m.

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Director
Arthur Ripley
Stars
Robert Mitchum
Jacques Aubuchon
Gene Barry
Keely Smith
Details
1958-05-10
92 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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