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Walking Tall
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6.6Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Released: 1973-02-22125 minDir: Phil KarlsonAction, Crime, Drama, ThrillerBudget: $500,000Box office: $40.0MPart of: Walking Tall Collection
Cast
- Joe Don Baker as Buford Pusser
- Elizabeth Hartman as Pauline
- Gene Evans as Sheriff Al Thurman
- Noah Beery Jr. as Carl Pusser
- Brenda Benet as Luan Paxton
- John Brascia as Prentiss Parley
Themes
- small town
- martial arts
- sheriff
- corruption
- gambling
- gangster
- wrestler
- christmas tree
- based on true story
- tennessee
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Ratings
IMDb
6.9/10
7,354 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
77%
Metacritic
60/100
- Year
- 1973
- Runtime
- 125 min
- Genres
- Action, Biography, Crime
- Rated
- R
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