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A Real American Hero
GenreCrime
Drama
Written bySamuel A. Peeples
Directed byLou Antonio
StarringBrian Dennehy
Forrest Tucker
Theme music composerWalter Scharf
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producerCharles A. Pratt
ProducerSamuel A. Peeples
CinematographyCharles Correll
EditorHouseley Stevenson Jr.
Running time90 minutes
Production companyBing Crosby Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseDecember 9, 1978 (1978-12-09)

A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978. It runs 90 minutes. The film was directed by Lou Antonio and written by Samuel A. Peeples.[1]

Overview

The movie, which is set in 1978 and includes a disco reference, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin. The film was originally entitled "The Letter of the Law" (which appears in the closing credits) and was released on VHS as "Hard Stick".

Cast

Main

Supporting

References

  1. ^ "A Real American Hero". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved March 23, 2016.

External links


Films directed by Lou Antonio
Walking Tall
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