Walking Tall 51 years old
Take your best shot... 'cause it'll probably be your last.
Buford Pusser's a wrestler, whose wife wants him to settle down, so they go to his home town in Tennessee, where he plans to get into business with his father. But he is shocked to discover all sorts of graft and corruption going on. And when he is a victim of it and decides to strike back by running against the corrupt sheriff. And he wins and wages his own little war against them
Credits
Walking Tall Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Bruce Glover He was 40, now 92 years old | as Grady Coker |
| Logan Ramsey He was 51, 79 years old when he died | as John Witter |
| Joe Don Baker He was 37, now 88 years old | as Buford Pusser |
| Sidney Clute He was 56, 69 years old when he died | as Sheldon Levine |
| Gene Evans He was 50, 75 years old when he died | as Sheriff Al Thurman |
| Douglas Fowley He was 61, 86 years old when he died | as Judge R.W. Clarke |
| Richard X. Slattery He was 47, 71 years old when he died | as Arno Purdy |
| Lynn Borden She was 33, 75 years old when she died | as Margie Ann |
| Noah Beery, Jr. He was 59, 81 years old when he died | as Grandpa Carl Pusser |
| Felton Perry He was 27, now 79 years old | as Obra Eaker |
| Brenda Benet She was 27, 36 years old when she died | as Luan Paxton |
| Arch Johnson He was 50, 75 years old when he died | as Buel Jaggers |
| John Brascia He was 40, 80 years old when he died | as Prentiss Parley |
| Kenneth Tobey He was 55, 85 years old when he died | as Augie McCullah |
| Ed Call He was 23, 62 years old when he died | as Lutie McVey |
| Leif Garrett He was 11, now 63 years old | as Mike Pusser |
| John Myhers He was 51, 70 years old when he died | as Lester Dickens |
| Elizabeth Hartman She was 29, 43 years old when she died | as Pauline Pusser |
| Sam Laws He was 49, 66 years old when he died | as Willie Rae Lockman |
| Pepper Martin He was 68, 61 years old when he died | as Zolan Dicks |
| Red West He was 37, 81 years old when he died | as Sheriff Tanner |
| Rosemary Murphy She was 46, 87 years old when she died | as Callie Hacker |
| Ted Jordan He was 48, 80 years old when he died | as Virgil Button |
Walking Tall Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Walter Scharf as Original Music Composer. He was 62 (92) years old when He died | Sound |
| Harry W. Gerstad as Editor. He was 63 (93) years old when He died | Editing |
| David Dockendorf as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 49 (73) years old when He died | Sound |
| Jack A. Marta as Director of Photography. He was 69 (88) years old when He died | Camera |
| Sass Bedig as Special Effects. | Crew |
| Phil Karlson as Director. He was 64 (77) years old when He died | Directing |
| Mort Briskin as Producer. He was 59 (86) years old when He died | Production |
| Mort Briskin as Writer. He was 59 (86) years old when He died | Writing |
| Joel Briskin as Associate Producer. | Production |
| Oscar Rodriguez as Costume Design. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Stan Jolley as Production Design. He was 46 (86) years old when He died | Art |
| Stephen Downing as Writer. He was 20 (now 71) years old | Writing |
| Charles A. Pratt as Executive Producer. | Production |
Walking Tall (51 years)
Take your best shot... 'cause it'll probably be your last.
- Release day: Thursday, February 22, 1973
- Runtime: 125 minutes