Thunderbolt (1929 film)
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| Directed by | Josef von Sternberg William Wyler |
| Produced by | B.P. Fineman |
| Written by | Charles Furthman Jules Furthman Herman Mankiewicz |
| Starring | George Bancroft Fay Wray Richard Arlen Tully Marshall Eugénie Besserer |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
| Editing by | Helen Lewis |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) |  July 20, 1929 |
| Running time | 91 min. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Thunderbolt is a 1929 proto-noir which tells the story of a criminal, facing execution, who wants to kill the man in the next cell for being in love with his girlfriend. It stars George Bancroft, Fay Wray, Richard Arlen, Tully Marshall and Eugenie Besserer.
The movie was adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz, Joseph L. Mankiewicz (titles) and Josef von Sternberg from the story by Charles Furthman and Jules Furthman. It was directed by von Sternberg.
It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor (George Bancroft).
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