The Klansman

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The Klansman ★ Burning Cross; KKK 1974 (R)

Race relations come out on the short end in this film about a sheriff trying to keep the lid on racial tensions in a southern town. Even the big-name cast can't save what comes off as a nighttime soaper rather than a serious drama. 112m/ C VHS, DVD . Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell, Lola Falana, Luciana Paluzzi, Linda Evans, O.J. Simpson; D: Terence Young; W: Samuel Fuller.

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