One of John Frankenhimer's best and certainly one of his most underrated
films. He made "I Walk the Line" in 1970 after an outstanding run of
films in the sixties and before the drought set in. Gregory Peck,
(superb), is the small-town sheriff who allows himself to be seduced by
Tuesday Weld's teenage nymphet and then finds his world falling apart.
It was brilliantly adapted by Alvin Sargent from a novel by Madison
Jones and also features great work from Estelle Parsons as Peck's wife,
Ralph Meeker as Weld's father and Charles Durning as Peck's deputy.
Weld, of course, is terrific if a little typecast. As the title
suggests, all the songs used in the film are by Johnny Cash and the
superb cinematography is by the great David M Walsh.
Wednesday, 24 October 2018
I WALK THE LINE
One of John Frankenhimer's best and certainly one of his most underrated
films. He made "I Walk the Line" in 1970 after an outstanding run of
films in the sixties and before the drought set in. Gregory Peck,
(superb), is the small-town sheriff who allows himself to be seduced by
Tuesday Weld's teenage nymphet and then finds his world falling apart.
It was brilliantly adapted by Alvin Sargent from a novel by Madison
Jones and also features great work from Estelle Parsons as Peck's wife,
Ralph Meeker as Weld's father and Charles Durning as Peck's deputy.
Weld, of course, is terrific if a little typecast. As the title
suggests, all the songs used in the film are by Johnny Cash and the
superb cinematography is by the great David M Walsh.
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