...tick...tick...tick... (1970)

Original title

… tick… tick… tick…

Directed by

Ralph Nelson

Genre

drama film, action film, crime film, blaxploitation film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Black man is elected sheriff of a rural Southern county and must navigate the tensions and hostility that follow. The film focuses on the challenges he faces from both the white community and some Black residents who question his authority.

tenseprovocativedramaticgroundedconflict-driventhoughtfulearnestgritty

What happens

Tick, Tick, Tick, stylized as ...tick...tick...tick..., is an American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1970. Racially provocative for its time, the film stars Jim Brown in the role of a black man elected as the sheriff of a rural county in the American South. It has become something of a cult classic for its cutting-edge portrayal of racial relations and its tense narrative. It was the first MGM film released in the 1970s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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