Murder in Coweta County

February. 15,1983      
Rating:
7.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Wallace a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County, Georgia, has virtually unlimited power in the county, including having the sheriff under his control. When he murders a share cropper he thinks that he is powerful enough to get away with it. Because the act of murder took place in Coweta County, it is under the jurisdiction of the Coweta County sheriff who hunts the murderer without trepidation.

Johnny Cash as  Lamar Potts
Andy Griffith as  John Wallace
Earl Hindman as  J.H. Potts
Robert Schenkkan as  Wilson Turner
Danny Nelson as  Sheriff Hardy Collier
Norman Matlock as  Albert Brooks
Brent Jennings as  Robert Lee Gates
June Carter Cash as  Mayhayley Lancaster
Dan Biggers as  Judge Boykin
Marc Clement as  J.C. Otwell

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Reviews

Console
1983/02/15

best movie i've ever seen.

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Derry Herrera
1983/02/16

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

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Fatma Suarez
1983/02/17

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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Geraldine
1983/02/18

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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