Synopsis
Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
29 audience votes
Key crew
- Ralph NelsonDirector
- Jerry StynerOriginal Music Composer
- James Lee BarrettScreenplay
Cast
- Jim BrownJimmy Price
- George KennedyJohn Little
- Fredric MarchMayor Jeff Parks
- Lynn CarlinJulia Little
- Don StroudBengy Springer
- Janet MacLachlanMary Price
- Richard ElkinsBradford Wilkes
- Clifton JamesD.J. Rankin
- Robert RandomJohn Braddock
- Mills WatsonJoe Warren
- Bernie CaseyGeorge Harley
- Dub TaylorJunior
Stills
Themes
southern usaracial tensionracial prejudiceblack copsmall town sheriff