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I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line

Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame

1970•1h 37m•5.9/10
Drama

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5.9/10(50)

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.

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Production

Atticus, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc., Edward Lewis Productions, Halcyon Productions, Columbia Pictures

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck

Sheriff Henry Tawes

Tuesday Weld

Tuesday Weld

Alma McCain

Estelle Parsons

Estelle Parsons

Ellen Haney

Ralph Meeker

Ralph Meeker

Carl McCain

Charles Durning

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

Nora Denney

Darlene Hunnicutt

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