I Walk the Line
1970
Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
- John Frankenheimer
- 1h 37m
- November 18, 1970 · United States of America
Overview
Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 1970
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Columbia Pictures,John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.,Atticus,Edward Lewis Productions,Halcyon Productions
- Cast
- Freddie McCloud,Charles Durning,Estelle Parsons,Tuesday Weld,Jane Rose,Ralph Meeker,Jeff Dalton,J.C. Evans,Bill Littleton,Margaret A. Morrisand 3 more
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writer
- Madison Jones,Alvin Sargent
- Producer
- Edward Lewis,Harold D. Cohen
- Cinematography
- David M. Walsh
- Music
- Johnny Cash
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
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