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Box office. $40 million [1] Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on the life of Buford Pusser, a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. [2] It has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a TV ...
- $500,000
- Walter Scharf
- Mort Briskin
Feb 22, 1973 · Walking Tall: Directed by Phil Karlson. With Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn. Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handily cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.
- (6.6K)
- Phil Karlson
- R
- Action, Biography, Crime
Based on the true story of crusading sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption. 916 IMDb 6.9 2 h 4 min 1973. X-Ray R.
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Synopsis. Buford Pusser is a tough, Tennessee sheriff, determined to clean up gambling, moonshine whiskey, and prostitution in his town, and is known for using a big stick to smash things up when necessary. Eventually, the criminals in the town form an alliance against Pusser in an effort to take back the town, beating him up and murdering his ...
- Phil Karlson
- Joe Don Baker
Synopsis. Set in the mid 1960s, Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) returns with his family to his hometown of Adamsville, Tennessee after a stint in Chicago as a professional wrestler. Pusser moves his wife Pauline (Elizabeth Hartman) and their two children, Mike (Leif Garrett) and Dwana (Dawn Lyn), into a home a short distance from his parents ...
Rent Walking Tall on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker) carries a big stick after thugs beat him up and kill ...
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- Crime, Drama
- R