The Klansman
“Welcome to scenic Atoka County. Pop. 10,000. Cross burnings. Rape. Murder. Arson. It's a great place to live...if THEY let you.”
Synopsis
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
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Edited by Gene MilfordShot by Lloyd Ahern SrScored by Stu GardnerDesigned by Jack Poplin
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1974 · Box office
Produced on a $5.0M budget
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$5.0M
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Cast & Crew
44 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Lee Marvin
as Sheriff Track Bascomb
Richard Burton
as Breck Stancill
Cameron Mitchell
as Butt Cutt Cates
O J Simpson
as Garth
Lola Falana
as Loretta Sykes
Linda Evans
as Nancy Poteet
David Huddleston
as Mayor Hardy Riddle
Luciana Paluzzi
as Trixie
Ed Call
as Shaneyfelt
Jeannie Bell
as Mary Anne
John Alderson
as Vernon Hodo
Hoke Howell
as Bobby Poteet
Supporting cast
21John Pearce
as Taggart
David Ladd
as Flagg
Vic Perrin
as Hector
Spence Wil Dee
as Willy Washington
Wendell Wellman
as Alan Bascomb
Virgil Frye
as Johnson
Robert Porter
as Rev. Josh Franklin
Lee De Broux
as Rev. Alverson
Charlie Briggs
as A.P. Reporter
Morgan Upton
as N.Y. Times Reporter
Eve Christopher
as Mrs. Martha Shaneyfelt
Gary L Catus
as Charles Peck
Jo Ann Cowell
as Annie
Scott Edmund Lane
as Jim Hodo
Larry E Wiliams
as Lightning Rod
Bert Williams
as Doctor
Susan Brown
as Maybelle Bascomb
Roebuck Pops Staples
as The Staple Singers
Cleotha Staples
as The Staple Singers
Mavis Staples
as The Staple Singers
Yvonne Staples
as The Staple Singers
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1Writers
3Producers
1Other crew
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