Thunder Road (1958 film)

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Thunder Road (1958 film) is a 1958 American crime drama starring Robert Mitchum as a Korean War veteran running moonshine in the Appalachian South while battling both federal agents and criminal syndicates.

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instanceOf American crime drama film
film
blackAndWhite true
cinematographyBy David Wolfe
conflictWith criminal syndicates
federal agents
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Arthur Ripley
distributor United Artists
editedBy George Gale
featuresCharacter Lucas Doolin
filmingLocation North Carolina
Tennessee
genre action film
crime drama
hasCultFollowing true
hasSong The Ballad of Thunder Road
hasTheme conflict with law enforcement
family loyalty
organized crime encroachment on local operations
leadCharacterName Lucas Doolin
leadCharacterPortrayedBy Robert Mitchum
musicBy Jack Marshall
notableFor depiction of Southern bootlegging culture
influence on later car-chase and moonshine films
originalLanguage English
producer Robert Mitchum
productionCompany Dijon Productions
protagonistBackground Korean War veteran
protagonistOccupation moonshine runner
releaseDate May 10, 1958
releaseYear 1958
runtimeMinutes 92
setInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
setInRegion Appalachia
surface form: Appalachian South
songCoWrittenBy Don Raye
Robert Mitchum
songPerformedBy Robert Mitchum
starring Gene Barry
James Mitchum
Keely Smith
Robert Mitchum
Trevor Bardette
storyBy James Atlee Phillips
subjectMatter moonshine running
writer Arthur Ripley
Robert Mitchum

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Thunder Road titleInspiredBy Thunder Road (1958 film)