Walking Tall: Final Chapter (1977)

Original title

Final Chapter: Walking Tall

Directed by

Jack Starrett

Genre

action film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 52m

Rated

R

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sheriff takes on corruption and crime in a small Tennessee town. This movie continues his fight against the forces that threaten his community and family.

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What happens

Walking Tall: Final Chapter is the third installment of the Walking Tall film series. The film was directed by Jack Starrett. It opened in the U.S. on June 17, 1977; its on-screen title is Final Chapter: Walking Tall. All Walking Tall films were shot in Chester and Madison Counties, Tennessee; Buford Pusser was sheriff of McNairy County. In August 2025, contrary to the story of Buford Pusser as depicted in the film, the real life 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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