Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
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.
$4,000,000
November 18, 1970
Atticus, John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.
13 people
Gregory Peck
Sheriff Henry Tawes
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Tuesday Weld
Alma McCain
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Estelle Parsons
Ellen Haney
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Ralph Meeker
Carl McCain
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Charles Durning
Wylie Hunnicutt
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Jeff Dalton
Clay McCain
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Freddie McCloud
Buddy McCain
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Jane Rose
Elsie
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J.C. Evans
Grandpa Tawes
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Margaret A. Morris
Sybil Tawes
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Bill Littleton
Pollard
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Leo Yates
Vogel
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