I Walk the Line

1970 · 97 MIN · IMDB 6.5 · 2,481 VOTES · DIR. John Frankenheimer

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Overview

Henry Tawes, a middle-aged sheriff in a rural Tennessee town, is usually the first man to criticize others for their bad behavior. Miserable in his marriage, Henry falls in love with teenage seductress Alma, who is the daughter of local criminal and moonshiner Carl McCain. Henry's moral character comes further into question when he is tempted to conceal Carl's crimes in order to prolong his relationship with Alma.

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Dialogue Timeline — 994 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:12 Sheriff.
00:05:13 You all right?
00:08:45 I will, sir. I really will.
00:11:55 Hey, shut up, you hear me?
00:16:03 Well, um
00:19:08 with your brother takin' off like that.
00:24:43 You just take your time.
00:27:52 Who is for and who's against the law
00:35:03 Before I forget, Wylie
00:38:47 Exactly, I mean. Well, I'm not sure.
00:44:43 He'll be back.
00:49:19 I guess only enemies can pretend that.
00:52:50 And I'll throw 'em in the river
00:57:21 Oh!
01:00:16 Hey, I seen a dress in Sutton. Could I get that?
01:03:50 Every mornin'
01:09:27 Well, friends, it's not there.
01:11:48 And he'll teach his own, and they'll teach theirs.
01:14:47 But I figured, you got your people and I got my people.
01:17:40 I'll put it simple-
01:21:19 Tawes?
01:25:58 I figured maybe all the sheriffs around here are mysteriously disappearin'
01:31:41 Beside the lily pads
01:36:16 I walk the line

Cast & Characters

Gregory Peck Sheriff Tawes Tuesday Weld Alma McCain Estelle Parsons Ellen Haney Ralph Meeker Carl McCain Lonny Chapman Bascomb Charles Durning Hunnicutt Jeff Dalton Clay McCain Freddie McCloud Buddy McCain Jane Rose Elsie J.C. Evans Grandpa Tawes

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed994
Dialogue density10.2 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:36:16

Production Record

DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
LanguageEnglish
Budget$4,000,000
IMDb votes2,481