I Walk the Line (1970)
I Walk the Line (1970)
Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
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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Cast

Gregory Peck Gregory Peck As: Sheriff Henry Tawes
Tuesday Weld Tuesday Weld As: Alma McCain
Estelle Parsons Estelle Parsons As: Ellen Haney
Ralph Meeker Ralph Meeker As: Carl McCain
Charles Durning Charles Durning As: Wylie Hunnicutt
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Storyline

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.


Tagline: Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
Certification: PG-13

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: English

Release Date: 18 November 1970

Country: US

Runtime: 97m

Company Credits

Company: Atticus, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Edward Lewis Productions, Halcyon Productions, Columbia Pictures

Budget: $4,000,000

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Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Sheriff Henry Tawes

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Alma McCain

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Ellen Haney

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Carl McCain

Charles Durning

Charles Durning

Wylie Hunnicutt

Jeff Dalton

Jeff Dalton

Clay McCain

Freddie McCloud

Freddie McCloud

Buddy McCain

Jane Rose

Jane Rose

Elsie

J.C. Evans

J.C. Evans

Grandpa Tawes

Margaret A. Morris

Margaret A. Morris

Sybil Tawes

Bill Littleton

Bill Littleton

Pollard

Leo Yates

Leo Yates

Vogel

Nora Denney

Nora Denney

Darlene Hunnicutt

Directed By

John Frankenheimer

John Frankenheimer

Director

Philip L. Parslow

Philip L. Parslow

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Harold D. Cohen

Harold D. Cohen

Producer

Edward Lewis

Edward Lewis

Executive Producer

Howard Pine

Howard Pine

Production Supervisor

Edited By

Henry Berman

Henry Berman

Editor

Harold F. Kress

Harold F. Kress

Supervising Film Editor

Costume and Makeup

Ben Lane

Ben Lane

Makeup Department Head

Frank Prehoda

Frank Prehoda

Makeup Artist

Lewis Brown

Lewis Brown

Costume Design

Jack Petty

Jack Petty

Makeup Artist

Sound

Visual Effects

Not currently known.

Camera

David M. Walsh

David M. Walsh

Director of Photography

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Marvin March

Marvin March

Set Decoration

Albert Brenner

Albert Brenner

Art Direction

Other Crew

Anthony Bavero

Anthony Bavero

Property Master

Buddy Van Horn

Buddy Van Horn

Stunts

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