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.

1974•1h 52m•

★5.7(42 ratings)

CrimeDramaThriller

Overview

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's violent retaliation against his innocent friend, Garth declares a one-man war on the Klan and hunts them down one-by-one.

Director

Terence Young

Writers

Millard Kaufman, Samuel Fuller

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Main Cast

Richard Burton

Breck Stancill

Lee Marvin

Sheriff Track Bascomb

Cameron Mitchell

Butt Cutt Cates

Lola Falana

Loretta Sykes

Linda Evans

Nancy Poteet

Luciana Paluzzi

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.

1974•1h 52m•

★5.7(42 ratings)

CrimeDramaThriller

Overview

Director

Terence Young

Writers

Millard Kaufman, Samuel Fuller

Watchlist

Main Cast

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Terence Young

Writing

Screenplay: Millard Kaufman
Screenplay: Samuel Fuller
Novel: William Bradford Huie

Production

Associate Producer: Michael Marcovsky
Casting: Hoyt Bowers
Associate Producer: Jerry Levy
Associate Producer: Rosemary Christenson
Associate Producer: Daniel K. Sobol
Executive Producer: Bill Shiffrin

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Stu Gardner
Original Music Composer: Dale O. Warren
Music Director: Larry Shaw

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Lloyd Ahern Sr.

Editing

Editor: Gene Milford

Art Direction

Set Decoration: Ray Molyneaux
Production Design: Jack Poplin

Costume & Make-Up

Makeup Artist: Ron Berkeley
Makeup Artist: Emile LaVigne
Makeup Artist: Robert Norin
Hairstylist: Jean Burt Reilly

Did You Know?

The film's tagline is: "Welcome to scenic Atoka County. Pop. 10,000. Cross burnings. Rape. Murder. Arson. It's a great place to live...if THEY let you."

The production budget was $5.0M.

The runtime is 112 minutes (1h 52m).

The film was directed by Terence Young.

The screenplay was written by Millard Kaufman and Samuel Fuller.

The score was composed by Stu Gardner.

Cinematography was handled by Lloyd Ahern Sr..

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0071721.