Summary
The Moonshine War is an American crime film first released in 1970,
directed by Richard Quine.
The film is based on a novel by Elmore Leonard and stars Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Alan Alda Martin, Melodie Johnson and Will Geer.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
Write a synopsis for this film...
Write a synopsis for this film...
Review
User Comments
Useful links
- Best French films of 2011
- Best French films of the 2000s
- Best of the French New Wave
- Best of French film comedy
- The best 100 French films
- The most successful French films
- Great French filmmakers
Related links
- Other American films of the 1970s
- The best American films of the 1970s
- Other American comedy-dramas
- The best American comedy-dramas
- Biography and films of Richard Quine
To buy this film
Check DVD and Blu-ray availability:
Credits
- Director: Richard Quine
- Script: Elmore Leonard (novel), Elmore Leonard
- Photo: Richard H. Kline
- Music: Fred Karger
- Cast: Patrick McGoohan (Frank Long), Richard Widmark (Dr. Emmett Taulbee), Alan Alda (John W. (Son) Martin), Melodie Johnson (Lizann Simpson), Will Geer (Mr. Baylor), Joe Williams (Aaron), Susanne Zenor (Miley Mitchell), Lee Hazlewood (Dual Metters), Max Showalter (Mr. Worthman), Harry Carey Jr. (Arley Stamper), Tom Nolan (Lowell), Dick Peabody (Boyd Caswell), John Schuck (E.J. Royce), Bo Hopkins (Bud Blackwell), Charles Tyner (Mr. McClendon), Teri Garr (Young Wife), Claude Johnson (Young Man), Dick Crockett (Carl), Patty Sauers (Waitress), Bill Humphreys (The neighbor), Carl D. Parker (Townsman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 100 min
Similar films
If you like this film you may also like the following:- A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Beat the Devil (1953)
- Crackers (1984)
- Family Plot (1976)
- High Anxiety (1977)
- How to Steal a Million (1966)
- The Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
- The Pink Panther (1963)
- Robin and the 7 Hoods (1964)
- Some Like It Hot (1959)
- The Sting (1973)
- Topkapi (1964)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)
Important French filmmakers






- François Truffaut
- Jean Cocteau
- Abel Gance
- Jacques Demy
- Jacques Rivette
- Jean Renoir
- Jean Grémillon
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Marcel Carné
- Claude Chabrol
- Claude Lelouch
- Réné Clair
- Marcel Pagnol
- Eric Rohmer
- François Ozon
- Bertrand Tavernier
- Bertrand Blier
- Claire Denis
- Jacques Tati
- Jacques Audiard
- Maurice Pialat
- Robert Guédiguian

Comedy / Crime / Drama


