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Swamp Country

1966 · 93 min

A sweaty, low-budget chase through bayou country, tense and grim but slow and dated.

Directed by
Robert Patrick
Starring
Rex Allen, Baker Knight, Carolyn Gilbert
Overview
In a small southern swamp town, a local girl is found murdered. A young California man passing through town is blamed, and in fleeing the local lynch mob he escapes into the Okeefeenokee Swamp, where he runs into even more dangers.

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Stream in the UK
  • Cultpix
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Directed by
Robert Patrick
Starring
Rex Allen, Baker Knight, Carolyn Gilbert
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • survival
  • isolation
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • small town
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Directed by
Robert Patrick
Starring
Rex Allen, Baker Knight, Carolyn Gilbert, Sue Casey, David DaLie, Lyle Waggoner, Kiva Lawrence, Vincent Barbi
Runtime
93 min

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