Walking Tall Movie Review 1973

A Tennessee sheriff takes a stand against syndicate-run gambling and his wife is murdered in response. Ultra-violent crime saga wowed the movie going public and spawned several sequels and a TV series. Based on the true story of folk-hero Buford Pusser, admirably rendered by Baker.

Distribution

Artisan Entertainment, 2700 Colorado Ave., Ste. 200, Santa Monica, CA 90404, Phone: (310)449-9200, Fax: (310)255-3730, URL: http://www.artisanent.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 126 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Small-Town Sheriffs, Biopics: Cops & Robbers, American South, True Stories, Gambling, Revenge

Screenplay

Mort Briskin

Cast

Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Noah Beery, Gene Evans, Rosemary Murphy, Felton Perry

Cinematography

Jack Marta

Director

Phil Karlson

Music

Walter Scharf

Other

Harry Gerstad

Producer

Bing Crosby Productions