White Lightning

White Lightning

★ 6.1IMDb Score
Released:1973-08-06
Duration:101 min
Director:Joseph Sargent
Actors:Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, Matt Clark
Production:Levy-Gardner-Laven, United Artists

Overview:

An ex-con teams up with federal agents to help them with breaking up a moonshine ring.

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