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1977 film directed by John Flynn

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6.7

A 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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Ratings

IMDb

6.9/10

14,558 votes

Year
1977
Runtime
100 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Director
John Flynn
Screenwriter
Heywood Gould
Cast member
Luke Askew
Cinematographer
Jordan Cronenweth
Narrative location
Texas
Duration
95
FilmAffinity ID
552412
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1977-10-14
title
Rolling Thunder
distributed by
Netflix
film editor
Frank P. Keller
set in environment
jungle
review score
6.9/10
capital cost
2000000
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