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1970 · 100 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.6 (22 votes)
Dir. Ralph Nelson · Starring Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March, Lynn Carlin, Don Stroud, Janet MacLachlan · Music Jerry Styner

Two men with nothing in common but the hate that surrounds them.

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Racial tensions threaten to explode when a black man is elected sheriff of a small, racially divided town in the Deep South.

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This film crackles with simmering racial tension in a Deep South town. It's a tense, character-driven drama that feels both urgent and deeply rooted in its setting, exploring the fragile peace of a community on the brink.

tensegrittysombersuspensefulsteadysouthern gothiccharacter-driven dramaperiod pieceracial tensionprejudicejusticecommunity conflict
southern usaracial tensionracial prejudiceblack copsmall town sheriff
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