Murder in Coweta County

2/15/19831h 40m

TV Release (US)

~ "The Kingdom" a backwoods dynasty of moonshine and murder. This is the story of the man who ran it, and the man who crushed it. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Gary Nelson

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$0.00

Revenue:

$0.00

Key words:

georgia

Cast

Johnny Cash

~ as ~

Lamar Potts

Andy Griffith

~ as ~

John Wallace

Earl Hindman

~ as ~

J.H. Potts

Ed Van Nuys

~ as ~

Huddleston

Robert Schenkkan

~ as ~

Wilson Turner

Jo Henderson

~ as ~

Josephine Wallace

Daniel Keyes

~ as ~

Elzie Hancock

Danny Nelson

~ as ~

Sheriff Hardy Collier

Norman Matlock

~ as ~

Albert Brooks

Brent Jennings

~ as ~

Robert Lee Gates

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Reviews (1)

Wuchak
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Crime drama set in Georgia of the late 40s with Andy Griffith and Johnny Cash

In 1948, a wealthy landowner in Meriwether County (Griffith) controls the Sheriff and the citizens, but when he flaunts his power in neighboring Coweta County, the no-nonsense Sheriff comes after him (Cash).

“Murder in Coweta County” (1983) is a well-done period piece based on the true story, also called “Last Blood.” It’s similar to “Mississippi Burning,” which came out five years later (and no doubt influenced it), just with the television budget of “Murder in Mississippi” (1990), which is the unofficial prequel to that more famous theatrical film.

Johnny’s wife, June Carter Cash, has an interesting role as a backwoods Christian seer. John Wallace (Griffith) visiting her in desperation is reminiscent of King Saul going to the witch of Endor in the Bible (1 Samuel 28).

Griffith is effective in the rare role of the antagonist, which he proved he could do 9 years earlier in another worthwhile TV production, “Pray for the Wildcats.”

The movie runs 1 hour, 40 minutes, and was shot in the heart of Georgia in areas south of Atlanta; specifically, Monticello (street scenes, exterior scenes and the historic downtown square), Zebulon (courthouse exterior) and Greenville.

GRADE: B