Drama (winner) Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television (winner) Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Al Freeman Jr., nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Dramatic Program (nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama (nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming - For a Special or Feature Length Program Made for Television (nominee) Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film Sound Mixing (Roger Heman Jr., Melvin Metcalfe Sr., Clarence Self and John Stransky Jr., nominee) Image Award for Best Program of the Year (winner) Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television (winner) References External links 1970 television films 1970 films 1970 drama films NBC network original films Emmy Award-winning programs Films directed by Lamont Johnson Films based on American novels Films shot in Texas Films set in Texas Universal Pictures films American drama television films 1970s American films