Walking Tall

1973 film by Phil Karlson
Movie film Q1194051
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Walking Tall

Summary

Walking Tall is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,467 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Walking Tall's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • Walking Tall was directed by Phil Karlson[4].
  • John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay for Walking Tall[5].
  • Walking Tall's composer is recorded as Walter Scharf[6].
  • Walking Tall's genre is action film[7].
  • Walking Tall's genre is biographical film[8].
  • Walking Tall's genre is thriller film[9].
  • Walking Tall's genre is drama film[10].
  • Walking Tall's genre is crime film[11].
  • Walking Tall's genre is vigilante film[12].
  • Walking Tall was followed by Walking Tall Part 2[13].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Joe Don Baker[14].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Elizabeth Hartman[15].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Lurene Tuttle[16].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Noah Beery Jr.[17].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Leif Garrett[18].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Felton Perry[19].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Douglas Fowley[20].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Bruce Glover[21].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Don Keefer[22].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Dawn Lyn[23].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Kenneth Tobey[24].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Red West[25].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Rosemary Murphy[26].
  • A cast member of Walking Tall was Arch Johnson[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Walking Tall was directed by Phil Karlson[4]. John Michael Hayes wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Joe Don Baker[14], Elizabeth Hartman[15], Lurene Tuttle[16], Noah Beery Jr.[17], Leif Garrett[18], and Felton Perry[19].

Publication

Publication dates include February 22, 1973[28], October 11, 1973[29], March 28, 1974[30], April 19, 1974[31], May 13, 1974[32], and August 23, 1974[33]. The original language of Walking Tall was English[34]. Genres include action film[7], biographical film[8], thriller film[9], drama film[10], crime film[11], and vigilante film[12].

Reception

Reviews include 6.6/10[35] and 77%[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Walking Tall was followed by Walking Tall Part 2[13].

Why It Matters

Walking Tall ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,467 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 70895
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 70895, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269901|batch #269901]]"
  2. 6w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 117103
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 117103, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269266|batch #269266]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14671 → 23490
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/43292|batch #43292]]: Create [[Property:P14671]] statements based on [[Property:P2676]] qualifier"
  4. 14w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1973-02-22T00:00:00Z, +1973-10-11T00:00:00Z, +1974-03-28T00:00:00Z +11
    Screenwriter → John Michael Hayes
    Imda rating → PG
    Duration → {'amount': '+101'}
    + 30 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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