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15/02/1983 Drama, TV Movie, Crime 1h 40m
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"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.

  1. Dennis Nemec

    Writer

  2. Gary Nelson

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Johnny Cash

    Lamar Potts

  2. Andy Griffith

    John Wallace

  3. Earl Hindman

    J.H. Potts

  4. Ed Van Nuys

    Huddleston

  5. Robert Schenkkan

    Wilson Turner

  6. Jo Henderson

    Josephine Wallace

  7. Daniel Keyes

    Elzie Hancock

  8. Danny Nelson

    Sheriff Hardy Collier

  9. Norman Matlock

    Albert Brooks

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2024-06-20
**_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), whi...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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