After WW I, two marines visit the family of one of their comrades in New Mexico. Learning that after the family bought a ranch the water supply was cut off, they take up the fight.


Is Thunderbolt’s Tracks a film that demands your attention in the modern era? Short answer: only if you have a deep-seated affection for the oddities of the silent era or a scholarly interest in how post-war trauma was filtered through the Western genre. It is a film that feels caught between two worlds—the traditional...


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"Is Thunderbolt’s Tracks a film that demands your attention in the modern era? Short answer: only if you have a deep-seated affection for the oddities of the silent era or a scholarly interest in how post-war trauma was filtered through the Western genre. It is a film that feels caught between two worlds—the traditional frontier myth and the emerging modernism of the 1920s. For the casual viewer, it might feel like a slow burn with a strange payoff, but for the enthusiast, it is a fascinating art..."
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