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YEAR: 1970
FILM STUDIO / PRODUCTION: John Frankenheimer–Edward Lewis Production / Columbia Pictures
TAGLINE: “Every man walks the line between right and wrong. One day Sheriff Tawes crossed over.”
DIRECTOR: John Frankenheimer
CAST: Gregory Peck, Tuesday Weld, Estelle Parsons, Ralph Meeker
SCREENPLAY: Alvin Sargent, based on the novel An Exile by Madison Jones
PRODUCER: Harold D. Cohen
MUSIC: Johnny Cash CINEMATOGRAPHY: David M. Walsh
GENRE: Drama / Neo-Noir / Romance
POSTER PRINTER: Robert Burton Pty. Ltd., Sydney
FORMAT: Australian Daybill

I Walk the Line is a 1970 John Frankenheimer drama starring Gregory Peck as a Tennessee sheriff whose affair with a young woman, played by Tuesday Weld, places him in conflict with both the law and his own principles.

POSTER DESIGN FEATURES: Full-colour Australian Daybill featuring illustrated portraits of Gregory Peck and Tuesday Weld against a vivid green landscape. A particularly distinctive feature is the large Johnny Cash soundtrack panel, advertising five songs including “I Walk the Line”, “This Side of the Law” and “Hungry”.

COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This poster has crossover appeal for both classic-film and Johnny Cash collectors. Cash composed and performed the film's soundtrack, re-recording “I Walk the Line” for the movie; the soundtrack's “Flesh and Blood” subsequently became a No. 1 country hit.