The Klansman
Welcome to scenic Atoka County. Pop. 10,000. Cross burnings. Rape. Murder. Arson. It's a great place to live...if THEY let you.
1974 · 1h 52m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Terence Young
Overview
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young white woman has been raped by a black man. When young black man Garth witnesses the Ku Klux Klan's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.
Director and cast
- Terence Young Director
- Richard Burton as Breck Stancill
- Lee Marvin as Sheriff Track Bascomb
- Cameron Mitchell as Butt Cutt Cates
- Lola Falana as Loretta Sykes
- Linda Evans as Nancy Poteet
- Luciana Paluzzi as Trixie
- O. J. Simpson as Garth
- David Huddleston as Mayor Hardy Riddle
- Jeannie Bell as Mary Anne
- Hoke Howell as Bobby Poteet
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