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Murder in Coweta County

1983
1h 40m
Crime/Drama
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Cast

Johnny Cash (Lamar Potts)Andy Griffith (John Wallace)Earl Hindman (J.H. Potts)Ed Van Nuys (Huddleston)Robert Schenkkan (Wilson Turner)Jo Henderson (Josephine Wallace)Daniel Keyes (Elzie Hancock)Danny Nelson (Sheriff Hardy Collier)Norman Matlock (Albert Brooks)Brent Jennings (Robert Lee Gates)June Carter Cash (Mayhayley Lancaster)James Neal (A.L. Henson)Earl Poole Ball (Steve Smith)Dan Biggers (Judge Boykin)Marc Clement (J.C. Otwell)Bill Crabb (Strickland Cousin)Stuart Culpepper (Tom Strickland)Charles Darden (Gas Thief)

Director

Gary Nelson

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Synopsis

In 1948, in rural Georgia, Coweta County is watched over by its legendary, indomitable Sheriff Lamar Potts (Johnny Cash). No felony had ever gone unsolved while Sheriff Potts was in charge. In the next county, though, there is a vast estate known as "The Kingdom." It's ruled by one man, John Wallace (Andy Griffith), whose power is absolute and beyond the law. But when Wallace chases one of his underlings to deliver ruthless punishment, he makes a critical mistake. He crosses over into Coweta County... Sheriff Potts' territory. This is the compelling true story of the man who ran the Kingdom, and the man who brought him down.

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