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A violent sadist has been appointed a deputy sheriff by his uncle, the alcoholic and corrupt county sheriff, who runs a drug-smuggling and bootlegging operation on the side. When the sheriff's nephew decides to steal the land of some local "half-breeds", a young deputy in the department decides it's time to stand up to him.
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Audiences 39GoodWatch 60
IMDb3.9
Running time
1 h 31 min
Shorter than most crime movies, −15 min on the typical 106
typical 10691Half of all crime movies run 95–120 min.
Released
1989
November 1, 1989
37 years ago
Genres
CrimeDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
and 1 more15 people
- Bob OrwigVirgel Johnson
- Cameron MitchellMayor Johnson
- SMSteve MurphySheriff Smith
- PNPhillip NewmanBo Johnson
- SASusan Ashley PohlmanLiza Case
- RWRichard Wayne MartinPreacher Smith
- Camille KeatonPreacher's Wife
- BSBobby StormMr. Taylor
- SASusan AshleyPreacher's Daughter
- Donald FarmerReporter
- MHMark HouserYork Johnson
- THTom HunterRickey Allen
- LKLarry KnightFeatured Church Member
- JPJerry PalkBuddy Brown
- TTTice TansilDrowning Boy
Directing · 2
- Richard Wayne Martin Director, Writer, Producer
- Fred Dresch Director
Production · 3
- Mike McVerry Executive Producer
- Theresa Marie Martin Executive Producer
- Donald Farmer Casting, Unit Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Tim Dunford Camera Operator
- Paul Meehan Grip
Editing · 1
- Barbara J. Boguski Editor
Sound · 2
- Mike Headrick Music
- David Rodgers Sound
Art · 1
- Gretchen Oehler Art Direction
Other crew · 1
- Karen Edmunson Bean Cinematography
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