Drama, War, Western
Set at the beginning of the Civil War, Tap Roots is all about a county in Mississippi which chooses to secede from the state rather than enter the conflict. The county is protected from the Confederacy by an abolitionist and a Native American gentleman. The abolitionist's daughter is courted by a powerful newspaper publisher when her fiance, a confederate officer, elopes with the girl's sister. The daughter at first resists the publisher's attentions, but turns to him for aid when her ex-fiance plans to capture the seceding county on behalf of the South.
MOVIE COMMENTS
SIMILAR MOVIES
The Warlords
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Blue Collar
Lord of War
Mississippi Burning
A Time to Kill
Michael Collins
Cows
Earth and Ashes
Indochine
Cold Mountain
Carla's Song
Enough!
The Defiant Ones
Maverick
Shooting Dogs
Johnny Mad Dog
Gettysburg
Wall Street
Last Exit to Brooklyn
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IMDB 6.8 | Dec , 2007
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IMDB 7.5 | Jan , 2003
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IMDB 7.3 | Feb , 1978
Fed up with mistreatment at the hands of both management and union brass, and coupled with financial hardships on each man's end, three auto assembly line workers hatch a plan to rob a safe at union headquarters.Lord of War
IMDB 7.3 | Sep , 2005
Yuri Orlov is a globetrotting arms dealer and, through some of the deadliest war zones, he struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals and even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, he must also face his own conscience.Mississippi Burning
IMDB 7.7 | Dec , 1988
Two FBI agents investigating the murder of civil rights workers during the 60s seek to breach the conspiracy of silence in a small Southern town where segregation divides black and white. The younger agent trained in FBI school runs up against the small town ways of his partner, a former sheriff.A Time to Kill
IMDB 7.4 | Jul , 1996
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 6.4 | Feb , 1992
An act of cowardice influences the lives of two Basque families over three generations.Earth and Ashes
IMDB 5.6 | May , 2004
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IMDB 7 | Apr , 1992
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IMDB 6.9 | Dec , 2003
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IMDB 6.8 | Oct , 1996
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IMDB 4.8 | Sep , 2006
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IMDB 7.1 | Aug , 1958
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IMDB 6.9 | May , 1994
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IMDB 7.5 | Mar , 2006
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IMDB 6.1 | May , 2008
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IMDB 6.9 | Oct , 1993
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IMDB 7.2 | Dec , 1987
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IMDB 6.5 | Jul , 1989
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