I Walk the Line (1970)
188 October 1971 (IE)Drama1 hour and 37 minutes
57%
Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
Description
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.
Actors
Status
Released
Original language
English
Budget
$4,000,000
Revenue
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Keywords
small townbased on novel or bookforbidden lovelovedecadencesoutherndistilleryzealousnubile womanprevaricationspoilt marriage