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...tick...tick...tick... is an American crime drama movie made in 1970 directed by Ralph Nelson. Racially provocative for its time, it stars Jim Brown in the role of an AfricanAmerican man elected as the sheriff of a rural county in the American South. It has become something of a cult classic for its cuttingedge portrayal of racial relations and its tense narrative.

A white man, John Braddock, is arrested on a manslaughter charge after his drunken driving causes the death of a young girl. Braddocks father carries considerable influence and demands his son be freed. Prices deputy, Bradford Wilkes, is beaten by Littles former deputy, Bengy Springer.Another arrest is made, this time of a black man, George Harley, accused of rape. The townspeoples mood turns uglier by the minute, particularly when Braddocks father threatens to spring his son by force if necessary. ........

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