tick...tick...tick... is an American movie made in 1970 directed by Ralph Nelson. Racially provocative for its time, it stars Jim Brown in the role of an African-American man elected as the sheriff of a rural county in the American South. It has become something of a cult classic for its cutting-edge portrayal of racial relations and its tense narrative. The movie was released seven years after Nelson's 1963 film Lilies of the Field, starring Sidney Poitier, which was made before the eruption of violence stemming from the American civil rights movement of the mid 1960s. It also portrayed the... controversy of racial relations, but with a much gentler narrative. In a small Southern town, John Little and Jimmy Price are police officers charged with enforcing the law. In a local election, Jimmy is chosen as Sheriff to the dislike of a few in town. With many counting on a good Sheriff, Jimmy works as hard as he can, although time and the town may be against him. A radio ad for the film summizes the story simply: "tick...tick...tick is the sound of time...running out".
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| Release date: | January 9, 1970 |
| Directed by: | Ralph Nelson |
| Runtime: | 100 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ralph Nelson, James Lee Barrett |
| Cinematography: | Loyal Griggs |
| Screenplay by: | James Lee Barrett |