I Walk the Line

Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame

I Walk the Line — Plot

Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.

• Release date
• November 18, 1970
• Runtime
• 97 min
• Genres
• Drama
• Director
• John Frankenheimer

I Walk the Line — Cast

Gregory Peck Sheriff Henry Tawes Tuesday Weld Alma McCain Estelle Parsons Ellen Haney Ralph Meeker Carl McCain Charles Durning Wylie Hunnicutt

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Jeff Dalton Clay McCain

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Freddie McCloud Buddy McCain

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Jane Rose Elsie