1974 American independent film directed by Richard Compton
Macon County Line
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Richard Compton
Written by
Max Baer Jr. Richard Compton
Produced by
Max Baer Jr. Roger Camras (executive producer) Richard Franchot (associate producer)
Starring
Alan Vint Jesse Vint Cheryl Waters Max Baer Jr. Geoffrey Lewis Joan Blackman Leif Garrett James Gammon Timothy Scott Sam Gilman
Cinematography
Daniel Lacambre
Edited by
Tina Hirsch
Music by
Stu Phillips
Distributed by
American International Pictures
Release date
August 8, 1974 (1974-08-08)
Running time
89 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$225,000
Box office
$30 million[1] $9.1 million[2]
Macon County Line is a 1974 American independent film directed by Richard Compton and produced by Max Baer Jr. Baer and Compton also co-wrote the film, in which Baer stars as a vengeful county sheriff in Georgia out for blood after his wife is brutally killed by a pair of drifters.
The $225,000 film reportedly became the most profitable film of 1974 (in cost-to-gross ratio), earning $18.8 million in North America[3] and over $30 million worldwide.[1]
The film is docudrama in tone, though it was presented as "a true story" to attract a wider audience. The plot and characters are entirely fictional.[4]
^ abMavis, Paul (6 May 2008). "DVDTalk.com Macon County Line Review". Archived from the original on 30 August 2011. Retrieved 23 May 2012.
^Donahue, Suzanne Mary (1987). American film distribution : the changing marketplace. UMI Research Press. p. 300. Please note figures are for rentals in US and Canada
^Macon County Line, Box Office Information. Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine The Numbers. Retrieved July 7, 2012.
^Richard Compton (2000). Macon County Line (1973) (DVD). Anchor Bay.
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