Gregory PeckSheriff Henry TawesSavaraTV movie
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.
Drama
Starring
Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons
Directed by
John Frankenheimer
About
I Walk the Line
Drama
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.
Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame
Information
- Released
- Nov 18, 1970
- Runtime
- 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
Language & origin
- Original audio
- English
- Country
- US
- Rating
- PG-13
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
Production
- Studio
- Atticus
- Studio
- John Frankenheimer Productions Inc.
- Studio
- Edward Lewis Productions
- Studio
- Halcyon Productions
- Studio
- Columbia Pictures
Cast
People in this story
Gregory PeckSheriff Henry Tawes
Tuesday WeldAlma McCain
Estelle ParsonsEllen Haney
Ralph MeekerCarl McCain
Charles DurningWylie HunnicuttMetadata and artwork discovery powered by TMDB.