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The Klansman (also known as Burning Cross) is a 1974 American drama film based on the 1967 book of the same name by William Bradford Huie. It was directed by Terence Young and starred Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Lola Falana, Luciana Paluzzi, David Huddleston, Linda Evans and O. J. Simpson in his film debut.
Oct 25, 1974 · The Klansman: Directed by Terence Young. With Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, O.J. Simpson. A local Sheriff tries to keep the peace as racial strife hits his small Alabama town as tensions boil over when a black man is accused of raping a white woman.
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- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Terence Young
- 1974-10-25
1974 · 1 hr 41 min. R. Crime · Drama · Action. Racial tensions reach their boiling point in Sheriff Bascomb’s small Alabama town when a Black man is accused of sexually assaulting a white woman.
- Terence Young
- January 1, 1974
- 101 min
Nov 24, 2016 · A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be black, and place the blame ...
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- 13.7K
- Black Film History
A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be black, and place the blame on Garth, a young black man.
- Terence Young, Nico Hartos
- Lee Marvin
The Klansman. O.J. Simpson stars as a black man accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town. Tensions boil when the Ku Klux Klan get involved. This tense drama from director Terence Young (Dr. No, Wait Until Dark) features a stellar cast, including Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, and Cameron Mitchell.
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After breaking up a group of white locals who are attacking an African American couple for sport, an Atoka County, Alabama, sheriff named Track Bascomb (Lee Marvin) visits landowner Breck Stancill (Richard Burton) to ask if organizers for the upcoming African American voter registration demonstration will be permitted to stay on his property.
