| Genre: | Crime Drama |
| Director: | Lou Antonio |
| Starring: | Brian Dennehy Forrest Tucker |
| Theme Music Composer: | Walter Scharf |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Executive Producer: | Charles A. Pratt |
| Producer: | Samuel A. Peeples |
| Cinematography: | Charles Correll |
| Editor: | Houseley Stevenson Jr. |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Company: | Bing Crosby Productions |
| Network: | CBS |
A Real American Hero is an American television movie that aired on CBS on December 9, 1978. It runs 90 minutes. The film was directed by Lou Antonio and written by Samuel A. Peeples.[1]
The movie, which is set in 1978 and includes a disco reference, is about the real-life sheriff Buford Pusser, who goes after a criminal who has killed young people with his illegal moonshine. Brian Dennehy plays Pusser. The rest of the cast include Ken Howard, Sheree North, Forrest Tucker, and Brian Kerwin. The film was originally entitled "The Letter of the Law" (which appears in the closing credits) and was released on VHS as "Hard Stick".