“The measure of a man is how tall he walks.”
Walking Tall
6.6
144 votes·1973
·2h 5m
·MovieActionCrimeDramaThriller
Overview
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
Commercial Verdict
Blockbuster
Revenue vs Budget80.0x
0x1x2x3x4x5x
Massive commercial success
Keywords
small townmartial artssheriffcorruptiongamblinggangsterwrestlerchristmas treebased on true storytennesseerevengevigilante
Cast
Joe Don Baker
Buford Pusser
Elizabeth Hartman
Pauline
Gene Evans
Sheriff Al Thurman
Noah Beery Jr.
Carl Pusser
Brenda Benet
Luan Paxton
John Brascia
Prentiss Parley
Bruce Glover
Grady Coker
Arch Johnson
Buel Jaggers
Felton Perry
Obra Eaker
Richard X. Slattery
Arno Purdy
Rosemary Murphy
Callie Hacker
Lynn Borden
Margie Ann
Ed Call
Lutie McVeigh
Sidney Clute
Sheldon Levine
Douglas Fowley
Judge Clarke
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