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Walking Tall

1973·2h 5m·R
DramaBiographyCrimeThrillerAction
IMDb Rating
★ 6.9/10
7,583 votes
Metascore
60
Metacritic

Based on the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser, who almost single-handedly cleaned up his small town of crime and corruption, but at a personal cost of his family life and nearly his own life.

Walking Tall is a 1973 drama biography movie directed by Phil Karlson, starring Joe Don Baker, Leif Garrett, Elizabeth Hartman. It holds an IMDb rating of 6.9/10 from 7,583 votes and runs 2h 5m.

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Director
Phil Karlson
Stars
Joe Don Baker
Leif Garrett
Elizabeth Hartman
Dawn Lyn
Details
1973-02-22
125 min
Movie
R
★ United States
★ English
Keywords
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