Final Chapter: Walking Tall

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

1977 1h 53m EN

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Synopsis

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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.

“Unfortunately, a man who walks tall makes an awfully good target.”

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Cast

Bo Svenson
Buford Pusser
Margaret Blye
Luan
Forrest Tucker
Carl
Morgan Woodward
The Boss
Libby Boone
Joan
Leif Garrett
Mike
Bruce Glover
Grady Coker
Taylor Lacher
Martin French

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Starrett
Writers: Howard B. Kreitsek, Howard B. Kreitsek, Samuel A. Peeples
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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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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CAST

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Directed by Jack Starrett, shot by Robert B. Hauser. 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 Houseley Stevenson Jr. 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 Margaret Blye and Forrest Tucker carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Unfortunately, a man who walks tall makes an awfully good target.".

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IMDB entry: tt0076028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jack Starrett directs. Robert B. Hauser behind the camera. Walter Scharf scores. Houseley Stevenson Jr. cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Part of the "Walking Tall Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Jack Starrett, shot by Robert B. Hauser. 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 Houseley Stevenson Jr. shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bo Svenson and Margaret Blye and Forrest Tucker carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Unfortunately, a man who walks tall makes an awfully good target.".
8IMDB entry: tt0076028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Robert B. Hauser
Original score: Walter Scharf
Editing: Houseley Stevenson Jr.
Costume design: Michael W. Hoffman
Makeup / hair: Jack Obringer
Sound: John Wilkinson
Stunt coordinator: Paul Nuckles
Runtime: 113 min · 1h 53m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Final Chapter: Walking Tall (1977)

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.