Thunderbolt & Lightfoot (Michael Cimino/1974) UK Blu-ray coming from Second Sight Films 23rd June 2014.

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Clint Eastwood and Jeff Bridges star in legendary filmmaker Michael Cimino’s (Heaven’s Gate) directorial debut Thunderbolt and Lightfoot, which finally makes its Blu-ray debut courtesy of Second Sight Films. Clint Eastwood is Thunderbolt, a retired thief, who has the perfect plan to recover his lost loot with the help of his old gang. The idea is to steal the money, hide it in an old schoolhouse, lay low and collect it when the heat is off. But things don’t go to plan and while trying to escape a gunman he has a chance encounter with drifter Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges).The pair become partners and the heat is on to recover the cash before someone else does in this thrilling caper.Jeff Bridges earned an Oscar nomination for his outstanding performance in this cult classic. 

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