White Lightning (1973 film)

White Lightning
Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed byJoseph Sargent
Written byWilliam W. Norton
Produced byArthur Gardner
Jules V. Levy
StarringBurt Reynolds
Jennifer Billingsley
Ned Beatty
Bo Hopkins
Matt Clark
CinematographyEdward Rosson
Edited byGeorge Nicholson
Music byCharles Bernstein
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • June 27, 1973 (1973-06-27) (Benton, Arkansas)
  • August 8, 1973 (1973-08-08) (New York)
Running time
101 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6.5 million (US/ Canada rentals)

White Lightning is a 1973 American action film directed by Joseph Sargent, written by William W. Norton, and starring Burt Reynolds, Jennifer Billingsley, Ned Beatty, Bo Hopkins, R. G. Armstrong and Diane Ladd. It marked Laura Dern's film debut.

Bobby "Gator" McKlusky (Reynolds), in an Arkansas prison for running moonshine, agrees to work for the Department of the Treasury to investigate crooked county sheriff J. C. Connors (Beatty), who killed Gator's younger brother Donny. Seeking revenge, he soon infiltrates the local moonshine industry.

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