I Walk the Line (film)

I Walk the Line
Film poster
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Screenplay byAlvin Sargent
Based onAn Exile
by Madison Jones
Produced byHarold D. Cohen
Edward Lewis
StarringGregory Peck
Tuesday Weld
CinematographyDavid M. Walsh
Edited byHenry Berman
Music byJohnny Cash
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • October 12, 1970 (1970-10-12) (Premiere)
  • November 18, 1970 (1970-11-18) (US)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

I Walk the Line is a 1970 American neo noir drama film directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld. It tells the story of Sheriff Henry Tawes (Peck) who develops a relationship with a girl in town, Alma McCain (Weld). The screenplay, written by Alvin Sargent, is an adaptation of Madison Jones' novel An Exile. The I Walk the Line soundtrack is by Johnny Cash; it features his 1956 hit song of the same name.


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