Walking Tall (1973)
22/02/1973
Action, Crime, Drama
2h 5m
- 66% (133 votes)
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The measure of a man is how tall he walks.
Overview
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
- Phil KarlsonDirector
- Mort BriskinWriter
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$500,000
Keywords
- small town
- martial arts
- sheriff
- corruption
- gambling
- gangster
- wrestler
- christmas tree
- based on true story
- tennessee
- revenge
- vigilante
- rampage
- redneck
- police corruption
- death
- hostile
- malicious
- mean spirited
- powerful
Top Billed Cast
Joe Don Baker
Buford Pusser
Elizabeth Hartman
Pauline
Gene Evans
Sheriff Al Thurman
Noah Beery Jr.
Carl Pusser
Brenda Benet
Luan Paxton
John Brascia
Prentiss Parley
Bruce Glover
Grady Coker
Arch Johnson
Buel Jaggers
Felton Perry
Obra Eaker
Richard X. Slattery
Arno Purdy
Recommendations
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In the Electric Mist (61%)
Hoffa (63%)
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Asako I & II (68%)
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Shaft in Africa (61%)
Treasure Island (65%)
Walking Tall: The Payback (58%)
