Crime ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1974 · 1h 52m

The Klansman

Director

Cast

Richard Burton as Breck Stancill Lee Marvin as Sheriff Track Bascomb Cameron Mitchell as Butt Cutt Cates Lola Falana as Loretta Sykes Linda Evans as Nancy Poteet Luciana Paluzzi as Trixie

Crew

Lloyd Ahern Sr. — Director of Photography Gene Milford — Editor Dale O. Warren — Original Music Composer Stu Gardner — Original Music Composer Samuel Fuller — Screenplay Millard Kaufman — Screenplay

Tagline

Welcome to scenic Atoka County. Pop. 10,000. Cross burnings. Rape. Murder. Arson. It's a great place to live...if THEY let you.

Synopsis

A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

ku klux klan klansmen

Key Collaborators

Terence Young Director Lloyd Ahern Sr. Director of Photography Gene Milford Editor Dale O. Warren Original Music Composer Stu Gardner Original Music Composer Samuel Fuller Screenplay Millard Kaufman Screenplay William Bradford Huie Novel William Alexander Producer Jack Poplin Production Design

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