White Lightning (1973 film)

White Lightning
White Lightning
	Theatrical release poster by Tom Jung
Directed by	Joseph Sargent
Written by	William W. Norton
Produced by	Arthur Gardner; Jules V. Levy
Starring	Burt Reynolds; Jennifer Billingsley; Ned Beatty; Bo Hopkins; Matt Clark
Cinematography	Edward Rosson
Edited by	George Nicholson
Music by	Charles Bernstein
Distributed by	United Artists
Release dates	June 27, 1973 (Benton, Arkansas); August 8, 1973 (New York);
Running time	101 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
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.^[3]

The film is set in Arkansas. A man imprisoned for running moonshine agrees to work for the United States Department of the Treasury in investigating the financial crimes of a county sheriff. The sheriff in question killed the prisoner's younger brother, and the prisoner is primarily motivated by revenge. The prisoner soon infiltrates the local moonshine industry.

^ "'White Lightning' Record". BoxOffice. July 30, 1973. E-3.
^ "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 46
^ Variety. film review; June 6, 1973.

[1] "'White Lightning' Record". BoxOffice. July 30, 1973. E-3.

[2] "All-time Film Rental Champs", Variety, 7 January 1976 p 46

[3] Variety. film review; June 6, 1973.

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