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Rolling Thunder (1977)

R  95 min  -  Action | Drama | Crime   -  6 February 1978 (Sweden)
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Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero... See full summary »

Director:

John Flynn

Writers:

Paul Schrader (screenplay), Heywood Gould (screenplay), and 1 more credit »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
William Devane ...
Tommy Lee Jones ...
Johnny Vohden
Linda Haynes ...
Linda Forchet
James Best ...
Texan
Dabney Coleman ...
Maxwell
Lisa Blake Richards ...
Janet (as Lisa Richards)
Luke Askew Luke Askew ...
Automatic Slim
Lawrason Driscoll Lawrason Driscoll ...
Cliff
James Victor James Victor ...
Lopez
Cassie Yates Cassie Yates ...
Candy
Jordan Gerler Jordan Gerler ...
Mark
Jane Abbott Jane Abbott ...
Sister
Jerry Brown Jerry Brown ...
Patrolman 1
Jacque Burandt Jacque Burandt ...
Bebe
Anthony Castillo Anthony Castillo ...
Street Urchin
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Storyline

Major Charles Rane comes back from the war and is given a number of gifts from his hometown because he is a war hero. Some greedy thugs decide that they want to steal a number of silver dollars from him. In the process they also manage to kill his wife and son and destroy his hand. The Major wants revenge so he enlists the help of his war buddy Johnny to meet the thugs in a final showdown. Written by Josh Pasnak <chainsaw@intouch.bc.ca>  

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Revenge | Silver Dollar | Showdown | Mexican | Bar  | See more »

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A Vietnam Vet Kills For Revenge See more »

Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Der Mann mit der Stahlkralle See more »

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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Kris Kristofferson was set to star, but dropped out and the role was recast with William Devane. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: MSgt Vohden mentions that he has been in the U.S. Army for ten years. He also served in Vietnam and was a POW there for an unspecified period (probably several years). However, his uniform lacks the required service stripes and overseas bars (both worn on the sleeve) to indicate the duration of his service and the length of time he served overseas. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Johnny: Major, I sure do hate to face all them people.
Major Charles Rane: Then put your glasses on, John.
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Connections

Referenced in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"San Antone"
Sung by Denny Brooks See more »