Action ·Drama ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1977 · 1h 40m

Rolling Thunder

Director

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

Crew

Jordan Cronenweth — Director of Photography Frank P. Keller — Editor Barry De Vorzon — Original Music Composer Heywood Gould — Screenplay Paul Schrader — Screenplay Norman T. Herman — Producer

Tagline

Major Charles Rane has come home to war!

Synopsis

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.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

vietnam veteran post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)repayment prisoner of war motel flashback revenge shootout home invasion hook for a hand

Key Collaborators

John Flynn Director Jordan Cronenweth Director of Photography Frank P. Keller Editor Barry De Vorzon Original Music Composer Heywood Gould Screenplay Paul Schrader Screenplay Norman T. Herman Producer

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