Walking Tall

Walking Tall

125 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Feb. 22, 1973

Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.

Walking Tall

125 mins | Drama, Crime, Action | Feb. 22, 1973

Walking Tall
Ex-wrestler and Tennessee Sheriff Buford Pusser walks tall and carries a big stick as he tussles with county-wide corruption and moonshining thugs.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Bing Crosby Productions
Original title Walking Tall
Directors Mark Sandrich Jr., Hazel W. Hall, David 'Buck' Hall, Ralph E. Black, Phil Karlson
Writers Stephen Downing, Mort Briskin

Cast

Joe Don Baker

as Buford Pusser

Gene Evans

as Sheriff Al Thurman

Elizabeth Hartman

as Pauline Pusser

Leif Garrett

as Mike Pusser

Noah Beery Jr.

as Grandpa Carl Pusser

Ed Call

as Lutie McVey

Lynn Borden

as Margie Ann

Brenda Benet

as Luan Paxton

Arch Johnson

as Buel Jaggers

Gene LeBell

as 2nd Bouncer

Bruce Glover

as Grady Coker

John Brascia

as Prentiss Parley

Felton Perry

as Obra Eaker

Richard X. Slattery

as Arno Purdy

Rosemary Murphy

as Callie Hacker

Sidney Clute

as Sheldon Levine

Douglas Fowley

as Judge R.W. Clarke

Lloyd Tatum

as Prosecutor

Vaudie Plunk

as Jury Foreman

Wanea Wes

as Singer

Sam Laws

as Willie Rae Lockman

Kenneth Tobey

as Augie McCullah

Pearline Wynn

as Hassie Berlson

Pepper Martin

as Zolan Dicks

Ted Jordan

as Virgil Button

Red West

as Sheriff Tanner

Andrew J. Pirtle

as Prisoner

Logan Ramsey

as John Witter

John Myhers

as Lester Dickens