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The Last American Hero

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A young hell raiser quits his moonshine business and tries to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen. Loosely based on the true story of NASCAR driver Junior Johnson.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1973-07-27

Runtime: 95 mins

Director: Lamont Johnson

Writer: Tom Wolfe, Bill Kerby, William Roberts

Spoken language: English

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Last American Hero

Production Companies: 20th Century Fox

Production Countries: United States of America

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