Drama · United States of America · 1970 · 1h 37m

I Walk the Line

I Walk the Line poster
Director
John Frankenheimer
Cast
Gregory Peck as Sheriff Henry Tawes Tuesday Weld as Alma McCain Estelle Parsons as Ellen Haney Ralph Meeker as Carl McCain Charles Durning as Wylie Hunnicutt Jeff Dalton as Clay McCain
Crew
David M. Walsh — Director of Photography Henry Berman — Editor Johnny Cash — Original Music Composer Alvin Sargent — Writer Madison Jones — Novel Harold D. Cohen — Producer
Tagline

Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame

Synopsis

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.

Trailer I Walk the Line — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
small townbased on novel or bookforbidden lovelovedecadencesoutherndistilleryzealousnubile womanprevaricationspoilt marriage
Key Collaborators
John Frankenheimer Director David M. Walsh Director of Photography Henry Berman Editor Johnny Cash Original Music Composer Alvin Sargent Writer Madison Jones Novel Harold D. Cohen Producer Lewis Brown Costume Design
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