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:
Samuel A. Peeples, Howard B. Kreitsek.
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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 |
| Sound | Walter Scharf | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Charles A. Pratt | Producer |
| Writing | Howard B. Kreitsek | Story |
| Editing | Houseley Stevenson Jr. | Editor |
| Writing | Samuel A. Peeples | Screenplay |
| Writing | Howard B. Kreitsek | Screenplay |
| Production | John Pommer | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Camera | Robert B. Hauser | Director of Photography |
| Art | Joe Altadonna | Art Direction |
| Production | Floyd Joyer | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | John Norman | Scoring Mixer |
| Sound | John Mick | Music Editor |
| Production | Sean Kevin Fitzpatrick | Production Executive |
| Camera | Jim Coe | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan Phillips | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Robert J. Miller | Production Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Carl Pusser | Technical Advisor |
| Sound | Teri E. Dorman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Peter E. Berger | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Glen Glenn | Sound |
| Directing | Carl Olsen | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Hazel W. Hall | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | James J. Klinger | Sound Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Zamiara | Costume Design |
| Crew | Paul Nuckles | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | John Howard Pusser | Technical Advisor |
| Directing | Bart Roe | Second Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michael W. Hoffman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Obringer | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | John Wilkinson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Production | Irving Lande | Casting |
| Crew | Howard Jensen | Special Effects |