---
title: 'The Moonshine War (1970)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Richard Quine'
released: '1970-07-08'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-moonshine-war-1970'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066096/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Moonshine War (1970)

1970 · 100 min · Drama, Comedy, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

The Moonshine War is a 1970 American crime comedy drama film directed by Richard Quine and starring Patrick McGoohan, Richard Widmark, Alan Alda, and Will Geer. It is based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Richard Quine](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-quine)
- **Screenplay:** [Elmore Leonard](https://cinepixo.com/people/elmore-leonard)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Fred Karger](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-karger)
- **Producer:** [Martin Ransohoff](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-ransohoff)
- **Director of Photography:** [Richard H. Kline](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-h-kline)

## Cast

- [Max Showalter](https://cinepixo.com/people/max-showalter)
- [Harry Carey](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-carey)
- [Joe Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-williams)
- [Melodie Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/melodie-johnson)
- [John Schuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-schuck)
- [Charles Tyner](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-tyner)
- [Teri Garr](https://cinepixo.com/people/teri-garr)
- [Claude Johnson](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-johnson)
- [Will Geer](https://cinepixo.com/people/will-geer)
- [Alan Alda](https://cinepixo.com/people/alan-alda)
- [Bo Hopkins](https://cinepixo.com/people/bo-hopkins)
- [Lee Hazlewood](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-hazlewood)
- [Richard Widmark](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-widmark)
- [Patrick McGoohan](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-mcgoohan)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-moonshine-war-1970
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