Walking Tall Part II

"The story Buford Pusser wanted told..."

1975 1h 49m EN

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★5.4TMDB · 38

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Synopsis

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The Walking Tall legacy continues with Bo Svenson as Sheriff Buford Pusser, a one-man army trying to rid his town of corruption. Out to avenge his wife's death at the hand of the mob, Sheriff Pusser blows up their moonshine operation. With Buford breathing down their necks, the syndicate hires two hitmen; one a maniacal race car driver, the other a deadly gunslinger. Any other man would've hightailed it out of there, but then Pusser is no ordinary man.

“The story Buford Pusser wanted told...”

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Cast

Bo Svenson
Buford Pusser
Luke Askew
Pinky Dobson
John Davis Chandler
Ray Henry
Robert DoQui
Obra Eaker
Leif Garrett
Mike Pusser
Bruce Glover
Grady Coker
Dawn Lyn
Dwana Pusser
Brooke Mills
Ruby Ann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Earl Bellamy
Writers: Howard B. Kreitsek
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Walking Tall Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Earl Bellamy, shot by Keith C. Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Walter Scharf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Art Seid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bo Svenson and Luke Askew and John Davis Chandler carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The story Buford Pusser wanted told...".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0073880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Earl Bellamy directs. Keith C. Smith behind the camera. Walter Scharf scores. Art Seid cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

151 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Walking Tall Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Earl Bellamy, shot by Keith C. Smith. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Walter Scharf. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Art Seid shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bo Svenson and Luke Askew and John Davis Chandler carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The story Buford Pusser wanted told...".
8IMDB entry: tt0073880 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 38 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Keith C. Smith
Original score: Walter Scharf
Editing: Art Seid
Costume design: Bruce Walkup
Makeup / hair: Jack H. Young
Sound: John Wilkinson
Stunt coordinator: Carey Loftin
Runtime: 109 min · 1h 49m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Walking Tall Part II (1975)

Part of

Walking Tall Collection

Walking Tall is a 1973 American action semi-biopic film of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a former professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee. It starred Joe Don Baker as Pusser. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. Based on Pusser's true story, it was a combination of very loosely based fact and Hollywood revisionism. The original Walking Tall was a hit, but the sequels, Walking Tall Part 2 (September 28, 1975), and Walking Tall: Final Chapter (August 10, 1977), both starring Bo Svenson, were far less profitable.