Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
Rolling Thunder
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1977
1h 40m
6.8(243 votes)
Action
Drama
Crime
Thriller

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

American International Pictures

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

William Devane

Major Charles Rane

William Devane
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Tommy Lee Jones

Johnny Vohden

Tommy Lee Jones
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Linda Haynes

Linda Forchet

Linda Haynes
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James Best

Texan

James Best
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Dabney Coleman

Maxwell

Dabney Coleman
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Lisa Blake Richards

Janet

Lisa Blake Richards
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Luke Askew

Automatic Slim

Luke Askew
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Lawrason Driscoll

Cliff

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James Victor

Lopez

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Cassie Yates

Candy

Cassie Yates
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Jordan Gerler

Mark

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Jane Abbott

Sister

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Jerry Brown

Patrolman #1

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Jacque Burandt

Bebe

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Anthony Castillo

Street Urchin

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Charles Escamilla

T Bird

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Rudy T. Gonzales

Bartender

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Robert K. Guthrie

Reporter #3

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Ray Gutierrez

Tex-Mex

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James N. Harrell

Grandpa

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Randy Herman

Sanchez

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Camera

Michael Nakamura

The Torturer

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Pete Ortega

Melio

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Paul A. Partain

Brother-in-Law

Paul A. Partain
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James Conner Pribble

Patrolman #2

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Cheyenne Rivera

Gato

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Carol Sowa

Betty Ann

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Robert Raymond Reyes

Reporter #2

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Arturo R. Tamez Jr.

Bartender

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Bob Tisdale

Mr. Williams

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Crew

Autry Ward

Texan #2

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West Ward

Card Player

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William Vance White

Bob

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Michael R. Witte

Reporter #1

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Alan Wong

Billa

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Janet Quist

Prositute in Brothel (uncredited)

Janet Quist
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Steve Ward

Man in Brothel (uncredited)

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