A Real American Hero (film)
| A Real American Hero | |
|---|---|
| Distributed by | CBS |
| Directed by | Lou Antonio |
| Produced by | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Written by | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Starring |
Brian Dennehy Forrest Tucker |
| Music by | Walter Scharf |
| Cinematography | Charles Correll |
| Editing by | Houseley Stevenson Jr. |
| Production company | Bing Crosby Productions |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original airing | December 9, 1978 |
| Preceded by | |
| Followed by | |
A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978. It runs 90 minutes.
Synopsis
The movie, set in 1967, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin. The film was originally entitled "The Letter Of The Law" (which appears in the closing credits) and was released on VHS as "Hard Stick".
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