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Thunder Road Reviews

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A father comes home to Tennessee from the police action in Korea to take over operation of the family moonshine making operation, but runs afoul of some gangsters who want in on the action. Read more

Starring	Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Keely Smith
Director	Arthur Ripley
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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- Very much a personal project for Mitchum - he produced, took the lead (his son also appears, as his younger brother),... read more on Time Out
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- - Time Out
  - 04 Nov 2008 at 00:18
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  If you want to bray, go find yourself a barnyard.
  
  A personal project for Mitchum who wrote, produced, starred and penned the main song for this hillbilly, booze ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Nov 2006 at 15:16
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  Taken For a Ride
  
  In which good ol' Bob Mitchum takes us for a ride on the whisky smuggling trail. His driving is a sort of measured craziness, e.g have you ever tried ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 11:33
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  Not a great film
  
  Robert Mitchum is excellent a usual, but the film itself is pretty tedious and the performances wooden.
  
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  - Croydon
  - 08 Feb 2008 at 11:19
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  following my daddy up sorrowful mountain
  
  a classic tale of moonshiners giving government agents the runaround across the southern states. mitchum stars in, wrote and produced this picture and it's ... read more »
  
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- - lloyd
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  - cardiff, wales
  - 30 May 2007 at 22:44
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  If you want to bray, go find yourself a barnyard.
  
  A personal project for Mitchum who wrote, produced, starred and penned the main song for this hillbilly, booze ... read more »
  
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- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Nov 2006 at 15:16
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  A long and winding road...
  
  Bit of a dreary one this. Plenty of cool 50s cars, rumbling V8s and all that. But not a lot else. Bit of a vanity project for Bob Mitchum and it shows. You can... read more »
  
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- - FrankF
  - 3 reviews
  - Macclesfield
  - 30 Jan 2006 at 22:33
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  OK Moonshine adventure
  
  Rather mediocre movie about moonshine-running in the South, but as always Mitchum turns it around with great acting.
  
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- - Geoffrey Purcell
  - London UK
  - 28 Aug 2005 at 17:27
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  If you want to bray, go find yourself a barnyard.
  
  A personal project for Mitchum who wrote, produced, starred and penned the main song for this hillbilly, booze ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 379983
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 01 Nov 2006 at 15:16
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  following my daddy up sorrowful mountain
  
  a classic tale of moonshiners giving government agents the runaround across the southern states. mitchum stars in, wrote and produced this picture and it's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 445225
- - lloyd
  - 47 reviews
  - cardiff, wales
  - 30 May 2007 at 22:44
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  A long and winding road...
  
  Bit of a dreary one this. Plenty of cool 50s cars, rumbling V8s and all that. But not a lot else. Bit of a vanity project for Bob Mitchum and it shows. You can... read more »
  
  Report this review
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- - FrankF
  - 3 reviews
  - Macclesfield
  - 30 Jan 2006 at 22:33
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  Not a great film
  
  Robert Mitchum is excellent a usual, but the film itself is pretty tedious and the performances wooden.
  
  Report this review
- 523772
- - a customer
  - Croydon
  - 08 Feb 2008 at 11:19
- - 0
  - 0
  Taken For a Ride
  
  In which good ol' Bob Mitchum takes us for a ride on the whisky smuggling trail. His driving is a sort of measured craziness, e.g have you ever tried ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 834046
- - Cato
  - 554 reviews
  - Lydbury North
  - 24 Nov 2009 at 11:33
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  OK Moonshine adventure
  
  Rather mediocre movie about moonshine-running in the South, but as always Mitchum turns it around with great acting.
  
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- 145170
- - Geoffrey Purcell
  - London UK
  - 28 Aug 2005 at 17:27

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