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I Walk the Line

“Sheriff Tawes walks the line between duty and desire, between law and violence, between honor and shame”

1970 · 1 h 37 min
Directed by John Frankenheimer
Drama

Cast

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Plot

Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in rural Tennessee, falls for a moonshiner's daughter and his life unravels.

Sinekatalog’s take

John Frankenheimer's drama, with Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld and Johnny Cash songs, is moody and little-seen.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (2,683 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.