Summary
The Klansman is an American thriller film first released in 1974,
directed by Terence Young.
The film stars Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, O.J. Simpson and Lola Falana.
It has also been released under the title: KKK.
Our overall rating for this film is: mediocre.
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Credits
- Director: Terence Young
- Script: William Bradford Huie, Millard Kaufman, Samuel Fuller
- Photo: Lloyd Ahern
- Music: Stu Gardner, Dale O. Warren
- Cast: Lee Marvin (Sheriff Track Bascomb), Richard Burton (Breck Stancill), Cameron Mitchell (Butt Cutt Cates), O.J. Simpson (Garth), Lola Falana (Loretta Sykes), David Huddleston (Mayor Hardy Riddle), Luciana Paluzzi (Trixie), Linda Evans (Nancy Poteet), Ed Call (Shaneyfelt), John Alderson (Vernon Hodo), John Pearce (Taggart), David Ladd (Flagg), Vic Perrin (Hector), Spence Wil-Dee (Willy Washington), Wendell Wellman (Alan Bascomb), Hoke Howell (Bobby Poteet), Virgil Frye (Johnson), Robert Porter (Rev. Josh Franklin), Lee de Broux (Rev. Alverson), Charlie Briggs (A.P. Reporter), Morgan Upton (N.Y. Times Reporter), Eve Christopher (Mrs. Martha Shaneyfelt), Susan Brown (Maybelle Bascomb), Gary L. Catus (Charles Peck), Jeannie Bell (Mary Anne), Jo Ann Cowell (Annie), Scott Edmund Lane (Jim Hodo), Bert Williams (Doctor), Larry Williams (Lightning Rod), Staple Singers (Themselves), Mavis Staples (Herself), Roebuck ’Pops’ Staples (Himself), Gene Lehfeldt (Klu Klux Klansman), Conrad E. Palmisano (Klansman)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 112 min
- Aka: KKK; The Burning Cross
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