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."

Oct 25 1974 R 1h 52m
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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.

Plot

A small southern town has just been rocked by a tragedy: a young woman has been violently raped. The white town fathers immediately declare that the attacker had to be black, and place the blame on Garth, a young black man. Assuming that the men in white sheets aren't intent on holding a fair and impartial trial, Garth takes to the woods as the Klansmen lynching party hunts him down.

Written by

William Bradford Huie, Millard Kaufman, Samuel Fuller

Directed by

Terence Young

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Paramount, Atlanta Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
1,992
Average Rating
5.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA