Directed by:
Phil KarlsonCinematography:
Jack A. MartaComposer:
Walter ScharfCast:
Joe Don Baker, Elizabeth Hartman, Leif Garrett, Dawn Lyn, Noah Beery Jr., Lurene Tuttle, Ed Call, Brenda Benet, Arch Johnson, Russell Thorson, Gil Perkins (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Based on true events in the life of Tennessee sheriff Buford Pusser (Joe Don Baker), who "removes" corruption in his county with a four-foot-long wooden club. When the criminals attack his family, Buford shoots a whorehouse manager in the head and runs hillbilly gangsters over with his car. (Paramount Home Entertainment)
Cast
![Joe Don Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/822/164822344_3a8e7c.jpg)
Joe Don Baker
USA
Best movies:
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Natural (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
Elizabeth Hartman
USA
Best movies:
A Patch of Blue (1965)
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
The Beguiled (1971)
Leif Garrett
USA
Best movies:
I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998)
The Outsiders (1983)
Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
![Dawn Lyn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/353/160353262_313b46.jpg)
Dawn Lyn
USA
Best movies:
Shoot Out (1971)
Walking Tall (1973)
Devil Times Five (1974)
![Noah Beery Jr.](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/980/161980963_cbd086.jpg)
Noah Beery Jr.
USA
Best movies:
Of Mice and Men (1939)
Inherit the Wind (1960)
White Feather (1955)
![Lurene Tuttle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/680/161680826_2bd5a1.jpg)
Lurene Tuttle
USA
Best movies:
Psycho (1960)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)
![Ed Call](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/353/160353281_94dbb7.jpg)
Ed Call
USA
Best movies:
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
The Klansman (1974)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Brenda Benet
USA
Best movies:
Walking Tall (1973)
Harum Scarum (1965)
![Arch Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/000/159000133_5b7089.gif)
Arch Johnson
USA
Best movies:
The Sting (1973)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
![Russell Thorson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/143/058/143058628_50cb4a.jpg)
Russell Thorson
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
36 Hours (1965)
![Gil Perkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/370/159370096_d4778b.jpg)
Gil Perkins
Australia
Best movies:
Raging Bull (1980)
Captains Courageous (1937)
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Carey Loftin
USA
![Gene Evans](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/288/161288166_38e589.jpg)
Gene Evans
USA
Best movies:
Ace in the Hole (1951)
The Sacketts (1979) (TV movie)
Storm Warning (1951)
![Bruce Glover](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/465/165465796_6fd61e.jpg)
Bruce Glover
USA
Best movies:
Chinatown (1974)
Ghost World (2001)
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
![Felton Perry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279684_61f766.gif)
Felton Perry
USA
Best movies:
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Magnum Force (1973)
![Douglas Fowley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/634/158634490_8c6e44.jpg)
Douglas Fowley
USA
Best movies:
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Name of the Game (1968) (series)
Alexander's Ragtime Band (1938)
![Rosemary Murphy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/279/158279872_edc5b7.jpg)
Rosemary Murphy
German Empire
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Columbo (1971) (series)
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
![Lynn Borden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/900/165900386_7f0335.jpg)
Lynn Borden
USA
Best movies:
Days of Wine and Roses (1962)
Breezy (1973)
What a Way to Go! (1964)
![Kenneth Tobey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/093/885/93885953_da8d3f.jpg)
Kenneth Tobey
USA
Best movies:
The Stratton Story (1949)
Airplane! (1980)
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)
Red West
USA
Best movies:
The Rainmaker (1997)
Wild in the Country (1961)
Glory Road (2006)