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Director
  
Lou Antonio

Duration
  

Music director
  
Walter Scharf

Country
  
United States

6.2/10
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Genre
  
Crime, Drama

Running time
  
1h 34m

Cinematography
  
Charles Correll

Language
  
English

A Real American Hero (film) movie poster

Release date
  
December 9, 1978

Writer
  
Mort Briskin (characters), Samuel A. Peeples

Cast
  
Brian Dennehy
(Buford Pusser),
Forrest Tucker
(Carl Pusser),
Ken Howard
(Danny Boy Mitchell),
Sheree North
(Carrie Todd),
Brian Kerwin
(Til Johnson)

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A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978. It runs 90 minutes. The film was directed by Lou Antonio and written by Samuel A. Peeples.

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A real american hero


Plot

The movie, set in 1967, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin. The film was originally entitled "The Letter of the Law" (which appears in the closing credits) and was released on VHS as "Hard Stick".

Main

  • Brian Dennehy as Buford Pusser
  • Forrest Tucker as Carl Pusser
  • Brian Kerwin as Til Johnson
  • Ken Howard as Danny Boy Mitchell
  • Sheree North as Carrie Todd

    • Supporting

  • Lane Bradbury as Debbie Pride
  • Brad David as Mick Rodgers
  • Ed Call as Grady Coker (credited as Edward Call)
  • W.O. Smith as Obra Eaker
  • Julie Thrasher as Dwana Pusser
  • Jason Hood as Mike Pusser
  • Ann Street as Grandma Pusser
  • George Boyd as Lloyd Tatum
  • Maureen Shannon as Amelia Biggins (credited as Maureen Burns)
  • Charlie Briggs as Miles Conway
  • Elizabeth Lane as Sabrina Marlowe

    • References

    A Real American Hero (film) Wikipedia
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    A Real American Hero (film) IMDb A Real American Hero (film) themoviedb.org