
1970 · Drama
I Walk the Line
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.
- 5.9/10 · 52 votes
- 1h 37m
- November 18, 1970
- English
Directed by John Frankenheimer
About I Walk the Line
I Walk the Line is a 1970 drama film directed by John Frankenheimer. It runs 1h 37m. It was released on November 18, 1970.
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.
The original language is English. Spoken languages include English. Production countries include United States of America.
The average rating is 5.9 out of 10, based on 52 TMDB votes.
I Walk the Line Details
- Title
- I Walk the Line
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Rating
- 5.9/10 from 52 votes
- Original language
- English
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
- Director
- John Frankenheimer
- Writers
- Alvin Sargent
- Budget
- $4,000,000
- Keywords
- small town, based on novel or book, forbidden love, love, decadence, southern, distillery, zealous, nubile woman, prevarication, spoilt marriage
I Walk the Line Release Date
I Walk the Line was released on November 18, 1970. More 1970 films are collected in the CineGo year archive.
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I Walk the Line Cast
Gregory PeckSheriff Henry Tawes
Tuesday WeldAlma McCain
Estelle ParsonsEllen Haney
Ralph MeekerCarl McCain
Charles DurningWylie Hunnicutt- Jeff DaltonClay McCain
- Freddie McCloudBuddy McCain
- Jane RoseElsie
- J.C. EvansGrandpa Tawes
- Margaret A. MorrisSybil Tawes
- Bill LittletonPollard
- Leo YatesVogel
Nora DenneyDarlene Hunnicutt
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