Murder in Coweta County

Murder in Coweta County

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 15, 1983

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of murder took place in Coweta County, it is under the jurisdiction of the Coweta County sheriff who hunts the murderer without trepidation.

Murder in Coweta County

100 mins | Drama, TV Movie | Feb. 15, 1983

Murder in Coweta County
Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of murder took place in Coweta County, it is under the jurisdiction of the Coweta County sheriff who hunts the murderer without trepidation.
IMDb rating 7.4
Producers Telecom Entertainment Inc., The International Picture Show Company
Original title Murder in Coweta County
Directors Gary Nelson
Writers Dennis Nemec, Margaret Anne Barnes

Cast

Johnny Cash

as Lamar Potts

Andy Griffith

as John Wallace

Earl Hindman

as J.H. Potts

Ed Van Nuys

as Huddleston

Robert Schenkkan

as Wilson Turner

Jo Henderson

as Josephine Wallace

Daniel Keyes

as Elzie Hancock

Danny Nelson

as Sheriff Hardy Collier

Norman Matlock

as Albert Brooks

Brent Jennings

as Robert Lee Gates

June Carter Cash

as Mayhayley Lancaster

James Neale

as A. L. Henson

Earl Poole Ball

as Steve Smith

Dan Biggers

as Judge Boykin

Marc Clement

as J.C. Otwell

Bill Crabb

as Strickland Cousin

Stuart Culpepper

as Tom Strickland

Charles Darden

as Gas Thief

Doug Dillingham

as Deputy #2

Bobby Dunn

as Liquor Runner

Clara Dunn

as Sally Lancaster

J. Don Ferguson

as Jim Hillin

Wilbur Fitzgerald

as Prosecutor

Harry George

as Mobley's Attorney

James Oliver Griffin

as Strickland's Attorney

Ellen Heard

as Mrs. Eula Baker

Harry Howell

as Sivell's Attorney

Hugh Jarrett

as Millard Rigsby

Rebecca Jernigan

as Irene

Ray Johnson

as Bailiff

Cindi Knight

as Julia Turner

Victor Langdon

as Deputy #1

Evan E. Lee

as Tommy Windham

Wallace Merck

as Sheriff Threadgill

Elijah Christopher Perry

as Herring Sevill

Larry Quackenbush

as Jury Foreman

Nolin Randolph

as Luther

Burt Slade

as Warden

Bea Swanson

as Vivian

Betty S. Talmage

as Geneva Yeager

Walter Wilder

as Woody

Wallace Wilkinson

as Woodsman

Don Young

as Minister