Murder in Coweta County (film)

Murder in Coweta County
GenreCrime drama
Based onMurder in Coweta County
by Margaret Anne Barnes
Screenplay byDennis Nemec
Directed byGary Nelson
StarringJohnny Cash
Andy Griffith
Earl Hindman
Music byBrad Fiedel
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producersMichael Lepiner and Lloyd Adams
ProducersMichael Lepiner and Dick Atkins
CinematographyLarry Pizer
EditorEric Albertson
Running time1 hour 40 minutes
Production companyCBS
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseFebruary 15, 1983 (1983-02-15)

Murder in Coweta County is a 1983 American made-for-television drama film starring Johnny Cash and Andy Griffith. It originally aired on February 15, 1983 on CBS. It is based on actual events of a murder in Coweta County in April 1948 committed in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia.