The Klansman (1974) Published 22 aug 2025 Art Flix | Movie Classics The Klansman – A Local Sheriff Tries to Keep the Peace As Racial Strife Hits His Small Alabama Town As Tensions Boil Over When A Black Man is Accused of Raping A White Woman. The Klansman (1974) Director Terence Young Writers William Bradford Huie, Millard Kaufman, Samuel Fuller Stars Lee Marvin, Richard Burton, Cameron Mitchell Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller Country United States Language English Also Known As The Burning Cross Release Date October 25, 1974, West Germany Filming Location Oroville, California, USA Synopsis A Small Southern Town Has Just Been Rocked by A Tragedy, A Young Woman Has Been Violently Raped. The White Town Fathers Immediately Declare that the Attacker Had to Be Black, and Place the Blame on Garth, A Young Black Man. Assuming that the Men in White Sheets Aren T Intent on Holding A Fair and Impartial Trial, Garth Takes to the Woods As the Klansmen Lynching Party Hunts him Down. R Reviews Terence Young is an Efficient Director and Story Teller Who Never Dramatizes his Films, Like As If he Assumes They are Dramatic Enough by Themselves for Their Mere Stories. This Film is … Meer lezen over Terence Young – The Klansman (1974)