Movie
I Walk the Line
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1970-11-18
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Atticus, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Edward Lewis Productions, Halcyon Productions, Columbia Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- 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
Crew
- John Frankenheimer - Director
- Alvin Sargent - Writer
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