I Walk the Line (1970)
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77% of users liked it
(206 ratings)
In this collaboration between actor Gregory Peck and director John Frankenheimer, Peck plays Southern sheriff Henry Tawes, who intends to bring moonshiner Carl McCain (Ralph Meeker) to justice. Instead, Tawes falls in love with McCain's nubile daughter, Alma (Tuesday Weld), and arranges for the… More In this collaboration between actor Gregory Peck and director John Frankenheimer, Peck plays Southern sheriff Henry Tawes, who intends to bring moonshiner Carl McCain (Ralph Meeker) to justice. Instead, Tawes falls in love with McCain's nubile daughter, Alma (Tuesday Weld), and arranges for the feds to keep their hands off McCain's still. The sheriff thus risks completely destroying his work life and home life. Not surprisingly, Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" is heard on the soundtrack at various crucial junctures. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Frankenheimer
- Written By
- Madison Jones
- Genres
- Western, Drama
PG,
- In Theaters
- Nov 18, 1970 Limited
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A moonshine pic that seems like a folk ballad.
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Cast
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Gregory Peck
as Sheriff Henry Tawes
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Tuesday Weld
as Alma McCain
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Estelle Parsons
as Ellen Haney
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Ralph Meeker
as Carl McCain
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Lonny Chapman
as Bascomb
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Charles Durning
as Hunnicutt
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Jeff Dalton
as Clay McCain
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Freddie McCloud
as Buddy McCain
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Jane Rose
as Elsie
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Bill Littleton
as Pollard
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Leo Yates
as Vogel
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Dodo Denney
as Darlene Hunnicutt
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J.C. Evans
as Grandpa Tawes
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Margaret A. Morris
as Sybil
