The Moonshine War

1970

Action / Comedy / Crime / Drama

3
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 36% · 3 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 36% · 50 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.9/10 10 719 719

federal agent moonshine

Plot summary

A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sights on the whiskey cache of an old army buddy.

Director

Richard Quine Photo
Richard Quine

Top cast

Richard Widmark Photo
Richard Widmark as Dr. Emmett Taulbee
Tom Skerritt Photo
Tom Skerritt as The Neighbor
Melodie Johnson Photo
Melodie Johnson as Lizann Simpson
Alan Alda Photo
Alan Alda as John W.
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923.97 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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59.94 fps
1 hr 39 min
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1.67 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
59.94 fps
1 hr 39 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by franklincolletta 7 / 10

A Unexpectedly Enjoyable Movie

I thoroughly enjoyed this offbeat movie. Patrick McGoohan as a Tennessee revenooer? Yep, he pulls it off. Alan Alda as a moonshiner? Alda plays it low key. He's as cool as a cucumber despite facing considerable adversity. With more great performances from Richard Widmark, Will Geer, Bo Hopkins and, as a demented killer, Lee Hazlewood. Widmark played a bad guy but without the sneering, evil tones he was known for. Not sure whether previous reviewers watched the entire movie as the low ratings were a surprise to me. Regardless, I took the plunge and I'm glad that I did. Everyone in town loved Son Martin (Alda) so I found it interesting that the writers refrained from making this a typical rally around your buddy film, instead portraying all of Son's friends as nothing more than interested spectators. I say give this movie a try and you won't be disappointed.
Reviewed by grahamcallander 7 / 10

A fun movie to watch

I saw this movie six times when it first came out, and loved it.There were snatches of dialogue in it that were pretty funny, and Lee Hazelwood was outstanding as bad guy Dual Metters.Richard Widmark plays a rascal better than anyone else, and he was perfect as Dr. Emmett Taulbee.The movie also starred the great character actors Charles Tyner and Bo Hopkins.I've often wondered why this movie hasn't been made available on DVD.Saw it again about a year ago on a very blurry VHS tape, and although it was pretty dated after thirty-five years, it was still a watchable movie.
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