The Klansman (1974)

  • R
  • 11/13/1974 (US)
  • Crime, Drama, Thriller
  • 1h 52m

Welcome to scenic Atoka County. Pop. 10,000. Cross burnings. Rape. Murder. Arson. It's a great place to live...if THEY let you.

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.

Millard Kaufman

Screenplay

Terence Young

Director

Samuel Fuller

Screenplay

William Bradford Huie

Novel

Cast

Richard Burton's headshot

Richard Burton

Breck Stancill
Lee Marvin's headshot

Lee Marvin

Sheriff Track Bascomb
Cameron Mitchell's headshot

Cameron Mitchell

Butt Cutt Cates
Lola Falana's headshot

Lola Falana

Loretta Sykes
Linda Evans's headshot

Linda Evans

Nancy Poteet
Luciana Paluzzi's headshot

Luciana Paluzzi

Trixie
O.J. Simpson's headshot

O.J. Simpson

Garth
David Huddleston's headshot

David Huddleston

Mayor Hardy Riddle

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