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Rolling Thunder
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6.7A Vietnam veteran, Charles Rane, returns home after years in a POW camp and is treated as a hero. He has a hard time adjusting, and things go badly. A movie about the walking dead, before that meant just flesh-eating zombies.
Released: 1977-11-02100 minDir: John FlynnAction, Drama, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $2.0M
Cast
- William Devane as Major Charles Rane
- Tommy Lee Jones as Johnny Vohden
- Linda Haynes as Linda Forchet
- James Best as Texan
- Dabney Coleman as Maxwell
- Lisa Blake Richards as Janet
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
- repayment
- prisoner of war
- motel
- flashback
- revenge
- shootout
- home invasion
- hook for a hand
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 95
- FilmAffinity ID
- 552412
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- publication date
- 1977-10-14
- title
- Rolling Thunder
- review score
- 6.9/10
- capital cost
- 2000000
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1977 American films1977 English-language films1977 films1977 thriller filmsAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican exploitation filmsAmerican films about revengeAmerican International Pictures filmsAmerican neo-noir filmsAmerican psychological thriller filmsAmerican vigilante filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFilms about post-traumatic stress disorderFilms about veteransFilms directed by John FlynnFilms scored by Barry De VorzonFilms set in 1973Films set in San AntonioFilms shot in San AntonioFilms with screenplays by Paul SchraderTemplate film date with 1 release dateVietnam War filmsVietnam War prisoner of war films