The Klansman
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| Directed by | Terence Young |
| Produced by | William D. Alexander Bill Travers |
| Written by | William Bradford Huie (novel) Millard Kaufman Samuel Fuller (screenplay) |
| Starring | Lee Marvin Richard Burton |
| Music by | Stu Gardner Dale O. Warren |
| Cinematography | Lloyd Ahern |
| Edited by | Gene Milford |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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112 min. |
| Language | English |
The Klansman is a 1974 American motion picture drama based on the book of the same name by William Bradford Huie. It was directed by Terence Young and starred Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, O.J. Simpson, Lola Falana and Linda Evans.
Plot
The Klansman recounts what happens to an African American man in a small town in the South after a young white woman (Linda Evans) is sexually assaulted and beaten. Events spiral out of control when a sniper shoots a Ku Klux Klan member at a funeral.
Cast
- 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
- David Ladd - Flagg
- John Pearce - Taggart
- Max Mischke - Johnathon Bax
Production difficulties
Richard Burton allegedly drank so much alcohol during the making of this film that many of his scenes had to be shot with him seated or lying down, due to his inability to stand. In some scenes, he appears to slur his words or speak incoherently.[1]
See also
References
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External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). The Klansman at IMDb
- The Klansman is available for free download at the Internet Archive
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