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Lawman Without a Gun (1979)
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"Alabama's First Black Sheriff. America's Most Dangerous Job."
NR
1 hr 30 min
May 30th, 1979
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During the 1960s' civil rights movement, a black civil rights worker returns to his small Southern town and runs for sheriff against the incumbent, a popular segregationist.
Starring
Louis Gossett Jr.
Clu Gulager
Mary Alice
Director
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
Jerrold Freedman
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L
Louis Gossett Jr.
as Tom Hayward
C
Clu Gulager
as Marvin Tayman
M
Mary Alice
as Minnie Hayward
B
Barry Brown
as Fred Tayman
B
Barton Heyman
as George Tayman
J
James McEachin
as Harris McIntyre
J
Jerrold Freedman
Writer
J
Jerrold Freedman
Director
F
Fred Karlin
Original Music Composer
T
Tak Fujimoto
Director of Photography
R
Roger Gimbel
Producer
H
Harry R. Sherman
Producer
Movie Details
Theatrical Release:
May 30th, 1979
Original Language:
English
Executive Producers:
Abby Mann
Production Companies:
Roger Gimbel Productions, Abby Mann Productions, EMI Television
Movie Tags:
sheriff
civil rights
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