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William Shatner
Adam Cramer
Frank Maxwell
Tom McDaniel
Beverly Lunsford
Ella McDaniel
Robert Emhardt
Verne Shipman
Leo Gordon
Sam Griffin
Charles Barnes
Joey Greene
Charles Beaumont
Mr. Paton
Katherine Smith
Ruth McDaniel
George Clayton Johnson
Phil West
William F. Nolan
Bart Carey
Phoebe Rowe
Mrs. Lambert
Bo Dodd
Sheriff
Walter Kurtz
Gramps
Oceo Ritch
Jack Allardyce
Jeanne Cooper
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Review 2DiscussionA review by drystyx
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Written by drystyx on Mon Apr 03 2023
There's a lot going for this film about prejudice.
First of all, it begins with the status quo approach. The director has William Shatner enter a town, presumably as a protagonist, though he quickly changes into an antagonist.
This may be copied from "Women of Dolwyn", where Richard Burton enters the same way, except his character was nowhere near as vile as the one Shatner portrays.
There is a unique twist of casting. We expect Shatner to be the open minded one and Leo Gordon to be the closed mind of prejudice, but we get the reversal here.
And that is the real charm of this film. I'm not ...
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Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
- based on novel or book
- ku klux klan
- racial segregation
- integration
- beating
- racism
- racial tension
- lynch mob
- pro integration
- unlikely hero
- bombed church
- troublemaker
- lier
- forced sex
- small southern town
- deep south
- manipulative male lead
- racist murder
- agitation
- instigation
- agitator
- integrated schools