Back Walking Tall Welsh Der Große aus dem Dunkeln German Walking Tall (película de 1973) Spanish سربلند (فیلم ۱۹۷۳) Persian Lahjomaton sheriffi Finnish Justice sauvage (film, 1973) French Un duro per la legge Italian ウォーキング・トール Japanese Walking Tall (1973) Dutch Z podniesionym czołem (film 1973) Polish
| Walking Tall | |
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| Directed by | Phil Karlson |
| Written by | Mort Briskin Stephen Downing (uncredited) John Michael Hayes (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Mort Briskin |
| Starring | Joe Don Baker Elizabeth Hartman |
| Cinematography | Jack A. Marta |
| Edited by | Harry W. Gerstad |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Cinerama Releasing Corporation |
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Running time | 125 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $500,000 |
| Box office | $40 million |
Walking Tall is a 1973 American neo-noir biographical vigilante action film based on the life of Buford Pusser, 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.