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Coward of the County (1981) (TV)
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7 October 1981 (USA)
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A life-long yellow-belly who made a deathbed promise to his father to be a pacifist seeks bloody revenge on the men who gang raped his wife. | add synopsis
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(Credited cast) | Ana Alicia | ... | Violet |
| Ned Bridges | ... | Rube |
| Mariclare Costello | ... | Emma |
 | Jon Hayden | ... | Lt. Ralph Henderson |
| Frank Koppala | ... | Paul |
 | Fredric Lehne | ... | Tommy Spencer |
| Tim Maier | ... | Josh |
| Kenny Rogers | ... | Uncle Matthew |
| William Schreiner | ... | Jimmy Joe Gatlin |
| Garth Shaw | ... | Townsman |
 | Todd Waring | ... | Luke |
| Noble Willingham | ... | Car-Wash |
| Largo Woodruff | ... | Becky |
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120 min (including commercials)
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When critiquing Coward of the County, I must keep in mind that it is a made for TV movie based on a country song. I had a difficult time connecting with the "lead character" because I never was clear if that character was to be Matthew (Kenny Rogers) or Tommy. The film opens with Matthew giving a most unusual (and ineffective IMO) sermon about turning the other cheek. Why not start the film with "the final words my brother said to Tommmy"? A little more background of Tommy's character earlier in the film might have served better to draw the audience more into the character. The films trudges along with the outbreak of WWII and all the young men in town joining up and Tommy staying behind to meet Becky. It seems there was a lot of filler leading up to when "the Gatlin boys" came calling. Much of the space was filled with Matthew's shortcomings as a preacher, which had little to do with the story of the "Coward of the County". Overall, the film is good enough for TV and the acting was not bad. It is just slow at times and takes "the scenic route" in dealing with Tommy reaching the decisions that he does.