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Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974)

★ 6.8 · 632 ratings on TMDB

Thunderbolt… the man with the reputation. Lightfoot… the kid who's about to make one!

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot poster★ 6.8

With the help of an irreverent young sidekick, a bank robber gets his old gang back together to organise a daring new heist.

DirectorMichael Cimino
CastBill McKinney, Burton Gilliam, Catherine Bach, Claudia Lennear, Clint Eastwood, Gary Busey
GenresAction, Adventure, Comedy, Drama
The emergence reading

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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Same people

Shared director or cast.

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