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A Real American Hero (1978) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1978 · 90 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Lou Antonio
- Starring
- Brian Dennehy, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, Ed Call, Brian Kerwin, Brad David
After a tragic moonshine accident kills two boys and blinds two girls, Sheriff Buford Pusser vows vengeance. He bends the law to hunt down the county’s bootleg liquor and drug kingpin responsible for the poisoned brew. The story is based on the real‑life folk hero whose career inspired the Walking Tall series.
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