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I Walk the Line

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Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck), 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 (Tuesday Weld), who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain (Ralph Meeker). 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.
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Christopher Lloyd The Film Yap 11/02/2020
3.5
The story of an upstanding sheriff who finds himself compromised by moonshiners, I Walk the Line is more interesting than good. Go to Full Review
Tony Mastroianni Cleveland Press 11/19/2018
The movie says things about loneliness and desperation and being an outsider, but there are few apparent peaks and valleys in the presentation, only a flatness. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/17/2010
B-
A moonshine pic that seems like a folk ballad. Go to Full Review
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Richard G. R 04/08/2024 Interesting little Neo-Noir. Strange seeing Gregory Peck in such a role. See more Steve D 07/31/2023 I found the entire thing uncomfortable. See more 04/17/2022 Underrated gem that was a boxoffice and critical flop. It's not entirely satisfying but Peck gives a bold performance as a deceitful, unsympathetic character. It's a pity the film wasn't appreciated by critics or audiences. Tuesday Weld and Ralph Meeker are also excellent and the Johnny Cash soundtrack adds a good deal of atmosphere. An oddity for director John Frankenheimer. See more Mike G 02/09/2022 Anything with Gregory Peck is worth your time. Add a dash of Johnny Cash soundtrack, the cute Tuesday Weld, a young Charles Durning and a story about infidelity with a nubile teen, Tennessee moonshine in 1970. Love these older obscure films that round out legendary actors careers. See more N L 12/29/2021 another great movie from gregory peck See more 11/18/2020 I Walk the Line starring the late Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld. Special music here is performed by the late Johnny Cash. Director John Frankenheimer makes a film about walking the fine line between duty, desire, law, violence, honor, and shame. Peck is Sheriff Tawes in rural Tennessee. One day he runs into a teenager named Alma whom he then falls for. Little does he know she's the daughter of a moonshiner. But it makes matters worse and complicated given he already has a child and wife. He has to know where his loyalties lie with his family, his job or with Alma. There's a lot of meandering in this and just a playlist of Cash's best tracks. I didn't really get much from this one. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Henry Tawes (Gregory Peck), 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 (Tuesday Weld), who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain (Ralph Meeker). 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.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Production Co
Fox 2000 Pictures
Rating
PG-13 (Some Violence|Sexual Content)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 31, 2010
Runtime
1h 35m
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