- The Klansman
Infobox_Film
name = The Klansman
imdb_id = 0071721
producer = William AlexanderBill Travers
director =Terence Young Ridgeway Callow (A'sst)
writer =William Bradford Huie (novel)Millard Kaufman Samuel Fuller (screenplay)
starring =Lee Marvin Richard Burton
music =Stu Gardner Dale O. Warren |
cinematography =Lloyd Ahern
editing =Gene Milford
distributor =Paramount Pictures
released =October 25 ,1974
runtime = 112 min.
language = English"The Klansman" is a 1974 American
motion picture drama based on the book of the same name byWilliam Bradford Huie .Plot
"The Klansman" recounts what happens to an
African American man in a small town in the U.S. south after a young white woman (Linda Evans ) is sexually assaulted and beaten. Events spiral out of control when asniper shoots aKu Klux Klan member at a funeral.Behind the scenes
For his 1967 book, Huie had received death threats, and the KKK burned a cross on his front lawn.
Sam Fuller was the original director of the film, but left before shooting began. He was displeased with major changes to the script; however, he still gets a co-writing credit on the finished film.Despite the casting of major stars, the film was not well received, with rumors that stars
Lee Marvin andRichard Burton were both continuously drunk on the set. Burton's accent also wavers noticeably. It is notable for featuringO.J. Simpson in the role of a black militant.It was filmed on the outskirts of
Oroville, California Cast
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Lee Marvin - Sheriff Track Bascomb
*Richard Burton - Breck Stancill
* Cameron Mitchell - Butt Cutt Cates
*O.J. Simpson - Garth
*Lola Falana - Loretta Sykes
*David Huddleston - Mayor Hardy Riddle
*Linda Evans - Nancy Poteet
*Luciana Paluzzi - Trixie
*Alison Gannon - Marie
*Max Mischke - Johnathon BaxExternal links
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