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Final Chapter: Walking Tall

1977 · 113 min

A somber, gritty rural crime drama that weighs heavily with grief and vengeance, punctuated by sudden brutal action.

Tagline
Unfortunately, a man who walks tall makes an awfully good target.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • grief
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
action, crime, drama, thriller
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Written by
Samuel A. Peeples, Howard B. Kreitsek
Starring
Bo Svenson, Margaret Blye, Forrest Tucker, Morgan Woodward, Libby Boone, Leif Garrett, Bruce Glover, Taylor Lacher
Music
Walter Scharf
Cinematography
Robert B. Hauser
Runtime
113 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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