Walking Tall (1973)

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Country: USA
Genres: Action, Biography, Crime
Release: 1973-02-22
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Mort Briskin , Sean Bain
Language: English
Stars: Joe Don Baker , Elizabeth Hartman , Leif Garrett , Dawn Lyn , Noah Beery Jr. , Lurene Tuttle , Ed Call , Dominick Mazzie , Lynn Borden , Brenda Benet
Runtime: 125 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Der Große aus dem Dunkeln , Walking Tall (United Kingdom) , Justice sauvage (France, French Republic) , Het recht van de sterkste (Netherlands the) , Sheriffen som vägrade dö (Sweden) , Walking Tall (Australia) , Com as Próprias Mãos (Brazil) , Omutliga sheriffen (Finland) , Tek başına (Turkey) , Гордо изправен (Bulgaria) , Lahjomaton sheriffi (Finland) , Der Große aus dem Dunkeln (Germany) , Шериф из државе Тенеси (Serbia) , Emelt fővel (Hungary) , O Temerário (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Z podniesionym czołem (Poland) , Justice sauvage (Canada) , Un duro per la legge (Italy) , ウォーキング・トール (Japan) , Walking Tall (Canada) , Καθαρά χέρια (Greece) , Walking Tall (India) , Широко шагая , Sheriffen rensar stan (Sweden) , Walking Tall (United States of America) , Lahjomaton Pusser (Finland) , Legenda șerifului din Tennessee (Romania) , Walking Tall , Fibra de valientes (Uruguay, Eastern Republic of) , Walking Tall (Philippines) , Άγριος, σκληρός εκδικητής (Greece) , Pisando fuerte (Spain) , Sheriffen, der ikke ville dø (Denmark)
Plot: A surprise hit when it premiered, Walking Tall carried the theme of one man standing up for his sense of right and wrong. Selmer, a small town in southwest Tennessee, served as the authentic background for the bio-pic of the heroic southern Sheriff. Joe Don Baker did an admirable job with the role, and the hugely violent film was a surprise hit. Former Sheriff Pusser himself was set to potray himself in the sequel, but he died in a car crash as he as returning from his contract signing in California. The sequel was filmed using Swedish actor Bo Swensen, and a Final Chapter triquel told of Pussers' demise. While the Walking Tall franchise will never be on any list of Classic Film, the original is a great slice of Americana, Circa '70s. It made Bakers' career and perhaps kicked the 'southsploutation' genre of that decade into gear.
IMDB:tt0070895