Movie
1973
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.
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The phrase "truth is stranger than fiction" is often illustrated by the numerous real-life events that serve as the basis for extraordinary films. One such example is the 1973 film *Walking Tall*, which is based on the extraordinary biography of Sheriff Buford Pusser, a man who, as the opening titles describe him, became a "living legend" for his valiant campaign against organised crime in rural Tennessee during the…More
