Der Tiger hetzt die Meute (1973)
Der Alkoholschmuggler Gator McKlusky lässt sich - da er gerade wieder einmal im Kittchen sitzt - auf einen riskanten Deal mit der Polizei ein: Als Preis für seine Entlassung soll er Belastungsmaterial gegen den korrupten Sheriff Connors sammeln. Außer seinem Freiheitsdrang hat Gator noch einen weiteren, gewichtigeren Grund für die Allianz mit der ungeliebten Staatsmacht: Connor hat seinen Bruder auf dem Gewissen. Und der schurkische Sheriff macht bald auch Gator die Hölle heiß. Da bleiben nach spektakulären Stunts und Verfolgungsjagden nicht nur demolierte Autos reihenweise auf der Strecke.
Der Regisseur: Joseph Sargent
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Burt Reynolds as Bobby "Gator" McKlusky |
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Jennifer Billingsley as Lou |
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Ned Beatty as Sheriff J.C. Connors |
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Bo Hopkins as Ray Boone |
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Matt Clark as Dude Watson |
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Louise Latham as Martha Culpepper |
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Diane Ladd as Maggie |
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R.G. Armstrong as Big Bear |
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Conlan Carter as Deputy |
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Dabbs Greer as Pa McKlusky |
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Lincoln Demyan as Warden |
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John Steadman as Skeeter |
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Iris Korn as Ma McKlusky |
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Stephanie Burchfield as Jenny |
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Barbara Müller as Louella |
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Robert Ginnaven as Harvey |
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Fay Martin as Sister Linda Fay |
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Richard Allin as Treasury Agent |
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Bill Bond as Treasury Agent |
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Sherry Boucher as Sherry Lynne |
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Glenn R. Wilder as Junior |
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Dick Ziker as Highway Patrol |
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Buddy Joe Hooker as Highway Patrol |
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Cathy Finley as Student |
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Laura Dern as Sharon Anne (uncredited) |
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Bob Meriwether as Treasury Agent (uncredited) |
| Sound | Charles Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Ross Brown | Casting |
| Editing | George Jay Nicholson | Editor |
| Production | Arthur Gardner | Producer |
| Production | Jules V. Levy | Producer |
| Camera | Edward Rosson | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Joseph Sargent | Director |
| Writing | William W. Norton | Writer |
| Art | Eric Gorder | Set Decoration |
| Crew | Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Sound | Marvin Kerner | Sound Effects Editor |
| Crew | Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marlene Kolstad | Hairdresser |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Butler | Costume Design |
| Directing | Hal Needham | Second Unit Director |
| Crew | Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Art | Tom Fairbanks | Property Master |
| Sound | Donald F. Johnson | Sound |
| Sound | Hal Watkins | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Art | Craig Binkley | Assistant Property Master |
| Lighting | John Isaacs | Gaffer |
| Camera | Edmond L. Koons | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tom Ellingwood | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Edward Teets | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Cliff Wenger | Special Effects |
| Production | Arnold Laven | Producer |
| Production | Elliot Schick | Production Manager |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunts |
| Directing | Mel Efros | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kenneth Schwarz | Boom Operator |
| Crew | Jack L. Richards | Second Unit Cinematographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael Butler | Wardrobe Master |
| Camera | Julian Wilson | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Gary Van Auken | Key Grip |
| Crew | Hank Nesel | Driver |
| Lighting | Walter Nichols | Rigging Gaffer |
| Camera | Ed Nielsen | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Paul Vombrack | Camera Operator |
| Production | Jean Gingerich | Location Manager |
| Crew | Paul Casella Jr. | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Teresa Stokovic | Production Secretary |
| Crew | James Womack | Driver |
| Camera | Phil Segura | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Richard Nash | Musician |
| Crew | Howard A. Small | Driver |
| Camera | Ken Mazawa | First Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joseph Viveros | Grip |
| Camera | Frank Tureen | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Jerry F. Johnson | Driver |
| Sound | John Caper Jr. | Music Editor |
| Directing | Natalie Drache | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Lonnie Stewart | Grip |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Hal Needham | Stunt Double |
| Sound | John Lipow | Sound Effects Editor |