I Walk the Line
“Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame”
1970•PG-13•1h 37m•5.9•Released
Drama
Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Writer
Alvin Sargent
Budget
$4M
Languages
English
Studio
Atticus
Cast
Gregory Peck
Sheriff Henry Tawes
Tuesday Weld
Alma McCain
Estelle Parsons
Ellen Haney
Ralph Meeker
Carl McCain
Charles Durning
Wylie Hunnicutt
Jeff Dalton
Clay McCain
Freddie McCloud
Buddy McCain
Jane Rose
Elsie
J.C. Evans
Grandpa Tawes
Margaret A. Morris
Sybil Tawes
Bill Littleton
Pollard
Leo Yates
Vogel
Nora Denney
Darlene Hunnicutt
Production
Company
Atticus
Company
John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.
Company
Edward Lewis Productions
Company
Halcyon Productions
Company
Columbia Pictures
Producer
Harold D. Cohen
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