Walking Tall | |
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Directed by | Phil Karlson |
Written by | Mort Briskin Stephen Downing (uncredited) John Michael Hayes (uncredited) |
Produced by | Mort Briskin |
Starring | Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Hartman |
Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
Edited by | Harry W. Gerstad |
Music by | Walter Scharf |
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Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $500,000 |
Box office | $40 million[1] |
Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on the life of Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker. The film was directed by Phil Karlson.[2] It has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a TV movie, a brief TV series and a remake that had its own two sequels.
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