I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line (1970)

Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1970-11-18
  • User Rating: 5.7/10 from 42 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 37min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Atticus
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John Frankenheimer
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Summary

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.

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  • Gregory Peck

    as Sheriff Henry Tawes
  • Tuesday Weld

    as Alma McCain
  • Estelle Parsons

    as Ellen Haney
  • Ralph Meeker

    as Carl McCain
  • Charles Durning

    as Wylie Hunnicutt
  • Jeff Dalton

    as Clay McCain
  • Freddie McCloud

    as Buddy McCain
  • Jane Rose

    as Elsie
  • J.C. Evans

    as Grandpa Tawes
  • Margaret A. Morris

    as Sybil Tawes
  • Bill Littleton

    as Pollard
  • Leo Yates

    as Vogel
  • Nora Denney

    as Darlene Hunnicutt
Directing John Frankenheimer Director
Writing Alvin Sargent Writer
Directing Philip L. Parslow Assistant Director
Writing Madison Jones Novel
Camera David M. Walsh Director of Photography
Art Albert Brenner Art Direction
Production Howard Pine Production Supervisor
Crew Anthony Bavero Property Master
Sound Johnny Cash Music
Costume & Make-Up Frank Prehoda Makeup Artist
Production Harold D. Cohen Producer
Art Marvin March Set Decoration
Sound Arthur Piantadosi Sound
Editing Henry Berman Editor
Costume & Make-Up Jack Petty Makeup Artist
Editing Harold F. Kress Supervising Film Editor
Production Edward Lewis Executive Producer
Costume & Make-Up Ben Lane Makeup Department Head
Crew Buddy Van Horn Stunts
Costume & Make-Up Lewis Brown Costume Design
Sound Tom Overton Sound

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