Walking Tall
“The measure of a man is how tall he walks.”
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
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3 films
Cast
38 people
Joe Don Baker
Buford Pusser
Known for
GoldenEye
Cape Fear
Elizabeth Hartman
Pauline
Known for
The Secret of NIMH
The Beguiled
Gene Evans
Sheriff Al Thurman
Known for
Shock Corridor
The Steel Helmet
Noah Beery Jr.
Carl Pusser
Known for
The Rockford Files
Red River
Brenda Benet
Luan Paxton
Also in
Beach Ball
The Young Marrieds
John Brascia
Prentiss Parley
Known for
White Christmas
The Wrecking Crew
Bruce Glover
Grady Coker
Known for
Diamonds Are Forever
Chinatown
Arch Johnson
Buel Jaggers
Known for
The Sting
Somebody Up There Likes Me
Felton Perry
Obra Eaker
Known for
Dumb and Dumber
RoboCop
Richard X. Slattery
Arno Purdy
Known for
Herbie Rides Again
The Boston Strangler
Rosemary Murphy
Callie Hacker
Known for
To Kill a Mockingbird
After.Life
Lynn Borden
Margie Ann
Known for
Black Mama, White Mama
Frogs
Phil Karlson Director · Mort Briskin Writer Walter Scharf Composer
Worldwide gross $40M · Budget $500K · United States release February 22, 1973
Box office
Budget
$500,000
Worldwide gross
$40,000,000
Gross vs. budget
80.0×
Production
Bing Crosby Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · February 22, 1973
Theatrical
Ireland
September 27, 1974 · Theatrical
Romania
January 4, 1977 · Theatrical
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