Walking Tall (1973)
- Directed by
- Phil Karlson
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, action film, crime film, vigilante film, thriller film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 144 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A former professional wrestler becomes the sheriff of his Tennessee county. He wages a one-man war against local corruption and organized crime.
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What happens
Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on Buford Pusser's story of his life as a professional wrestler-turned-lawman in McNairy County, Tennessee, played by Joe Don Baker. The film was directed by Phil Karlson. It has become a cult film with two direct sequels of its own, a TV movie, a brief TV series and a remake that had its own two sequels. In August 2025, contrary to the story as depicted in the film, Buford Pusser was implicated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the 1967 murder of his wife Pauline. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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