Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)
It's the final chapter in this chilling, real-life story of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a good-hearted lawman set on keeping his town safe. Still distraught over his wife's death, he blows up every moonshine still in McNairy county and burns the brothels and whiskey joints to the ground. Having gone too far, he's voted out of office, but that doesn't stop the mob from seeking their revenge. Buford soon discovers how small his town is when he runs out of highway with the mob on his trail.
Director:
Jack Starrett
Writers:
Howard B. Kreitsek, Samuel A. Peeples.
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Bo Svenson as Buford Pusser |
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Margaret Blye as Luan |
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Forrest Tucker as Carl |
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Morgan Woodward as The Boss |
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Libby Boone as Joan |
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Leif Garrett as Mike |
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Bruce Glover as Grady Coker |
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Taylor Lacher as Martin French |
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Dawn Lyn as Dwana |
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Sandy McPeak as Lloyd Tatum |
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Robert Phillips as Johnny |
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Logan Ramsey as John Witter |
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Clay Tanner as Q.Q. Teal |
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Lurene Tuttle as Grandma |
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David Adams as Robbie |
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Vance Davis as Aaron |
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H.B. Haggerty as Bulo |
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John Malloy as Mel Bascomb |
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Simpson Hemphill as Brownard |
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Michael Allen Honaker as Udell Teal |
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David Leonard as Avery |
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Michael Tucker as Murv |
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Stephen White as Jud |
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Lecile Harris as Sheriff Clegg |
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Wanda Wilson as Sally |
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Ida Lee Powell as Mrs. Wattley |
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Joseph Woodward Jr. as Mr. Brooks |
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R.D. Smith as New Sheriff |
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Fredric Cook as Ken Eckworth |
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Le Roi Henderson as Tom Harper |
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Tugar Howard as Chaperone |
| Directing | Jack Starrett | Director |
| Writing | Howard B. Kreitsek | Screenplay |
| Writing | Howard B. Kreitsek | Story |
| Production | Charles A. Pratt | Producer |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Houseley Stevenson Jr. | Editor |
| Writing | Samuel A. Peeples | Screenplay |
| Production | John Pommer | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Camera | Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Crew | Carl Pusser | Technical Advisor |
| Crew | John Howard Pusser | Technical Advisor |
| Production | Sean Kevin Fitzpatrick | Production Executive |
| Production | Floyd Joyer | Unit Production Manager |
| Art | Joe Altadonna | Art Direction |
| Production | Irving Lande | Casting |
| Directing | Carl Olsen | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Bart Roe | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Howard Jensen | Special Effects |
| Camera | Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael W. Hoffman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Zamiara | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Obringer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Phillips | Hairstylist |
| Crew | Paul Nuckles | Stunt Coordinator |
| Directing | Hazel W. Hall | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Robert J. Miller | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | John Norman | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James J. Klinger | Sound Editor |
| Sound | John Mick | Music Editor |
| Editing | Peter E. Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Teri E. Dorman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Glen Glenn | Sound |