- published: 08 Dec 2014
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Kennesaw is a city in Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It had a population of 29,783 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. Founded in 1887, Kennesaw has a past surrounded with railroad history. During the Civil War, Kennesaw was the staging ground for the Great Locomotive Chase on April 12, 1862.
In 2007, the city was selected by Family Circle magazine as one of the nation's "10 best towns for families". The city is perhaps best known nationally for its mandatory gun-possession law.
As the Western and Atlantic Railroad was being built in the late 1830s, shanties arose to house the workers. These were near a big spring. A grade up from the Etowah River became known as "the big grade to the shanties, then "Big Shanty Grade," and finally "Big Shanty."
The name Kennesaw is derived from the Cherokee Indian word gah-nee-sah meaning cemetery, or burial ground.
During the American Civil War, Big Shanty was the site of major fighting in the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, part of the larger Atlanta Campaign. Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, located southeast of the city limits, now contains many of these historic areas, though much of the surrounding land has been developed, and some buried artifacts taken by people with metal detectors.
Actors: Harry Gregson-Williams (composer), J.C. Quinn (actor), Ellen Burstyn (actress), Tim Roth (actor), Mark Damon (producer), Michael Rooker (actor), Renée Zellweger (actress), Michael Parks (actor), Chris Penn (actor), Rosanna Arquette (actress), Mark Damon (actor), Gianluca Nardulli (miscellaneous crew), Dan Lebental (editor), John Saviano (producer), Claire Cowperthwaite (miscellaneous crew),
Plot: Textile company heir Wayland is accused of murder of a prostitute named Elizabeth, whose body was found cut in two in the park. The murder is investigated by tough detective Kennesaw and his less experienced partner Braxton. Wayland is a heavy drinker and compulsive liar, he is prone to memory losses and periods of heavy violence. He is rich enough to access necessary information, and he gets the interrogators' own dark secrets - Kennesaw is angry about affairs his wife had and had let off steam with Elizabeth, and Braxton has gambling debts with Mook, who is demanding payment.
Keywords: absinthe, adultery, ambulance, arrogance, bar, bathtub, body-in-a-suitcase, call-girl, cigarette-smoking, claustrophobia