Macon County Line
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.
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| 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 |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $225,000 |
| Box office | $30 million $9.1 million |
The $225,000 film reportedly became the most profitable film of 1974 (in cost-to-gross ratio), earning $18.8 million in North America and over $30 million worldwide.
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.
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