Der Sheriff (1970)
Tawes ist Sheriff in einem einsamen kleinen Dörfchen in Tennessee. Er ist bekannt als Mann mit starker Moral, der das Gesetz sklavisch beachtet und entsprechend schnell bei der Hand ist, wenn es um die Beurteilung der Handlung anderer geht. Als er allerdings die bildschöne Alma, Tochter eines Schwarzbrenners, kennen lernt, gerät seine Welt ins Wanken: Er beginnt eine Affäre mit ihr, was in seinem Städtchen nicht unentdeckt bleibt.
Der Regisseur: John Frankenheimer
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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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Charles Durning as Wylie 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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J.C. Evans as Grandpa Tawes |
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Margaret A. Morris as Sybil Tawes |
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Bill Littleton as Pollard |
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Leo Yates as Vogel |
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Nora Denney as Darlene Hunnicutt |
| Directing | John Frankenheimer | Director |
| Writing | Alvin Sargent | Writer |
| Production | Harold D. Cohen | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ben Lane | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Arthur Piantadosi | Sound |
| Production | Edward Lewis | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frank Prehoda | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Henry Berman | Editor |
| Sound | Tom Overton | Sound |
| Production | Howard Pine | Production Supervisor |
| Art | Marvin March | Set Decoration |
| Directing | Philip L. Parslow | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Madison Jones | Novel |
| Camera | David M. Walsh | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lewis Brown | Costume Design |
| Art | Albert Brenner | Art Direction |
| Crew | Anthony Bavero | Property Master |
| Crew | Buddy Van Horn | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Petty | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Harold F. Kress | Supervising Film Editor |
| Sound | Johnny Cash | Original Music Composer |