With his steelyeyed stare and one of the most commanding screen presences of all time, clint eastwood is a true american icon to film fans everywhere. High plains drifter is a classic eastwood movie from the early seventies. High plains drifter is clint eastwoods second film, and his first as a western director. High plains drifter trailer directed by clint eastwood and starring clint eastwood, mitch ryan, jack ging, stefan gierasch, ted hartley. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and. High plains drifter 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ghosts are usually transparent and would come back as a spirit form rather than body form. High plains drifter clint eastwoods second film as a director and his first western is a variation on the man with no name theme, starring eastwood as the drifter known only as the stranger. The film was influenced by the work of eastwood s two major collaborators, film directors sergio. Adapting the amorally enigmatic and violent man with no name persona from his films with sergio leone, eastwoods second film as director begins as his drifter.
High plains drifter cast and crew cast photos and info. And every time i watch it i am mesmerized by that beautiful lake. I first saw high plains drifter in the theater soon after it was released in the summer of 1973. The stranger clint eastwood carries a 7 12 cavalry single action army as his sidearm in the film. High plains drifter is a 1973 american western film, directed by and starring clint eastwood and produced by. High plains drifter clint eastwood 1973 western ing. High plains drifter is a 1973 western film with a hint of supernatural horror directed by and starring clint eastwood. The film was influenced by the work of eastwoods two major collaborators sergio leone and don siegel eastwood has noted that the graveyard set featured in the films finale had tombstones reading sergio leone and don siegel, intended as a comical dedication to both. High plains drifter i believe is a lot harder to establish, i think clint has quoted in the past that the character was originally written as the brother of jim duncan, but i believe he wanted to adjust that original idea, playing with the character and leaving a great deal of unanswered questions, is he the ghost of jim duncan or his brother. Clint eastwood internet movie firearms database guns. He looks like the tightlipped, cigarchewing sharpshooter of hang em high or sergio leones dollars trilogy, and on paper high plains drifter certainly reads like your typical clint eastwood western. Both films were directed by and star clint eastwood and also share some similar themes. Clint eastwood western icon collection high plains. Dirty harry callahan in five feature films from 1971 to 1988.
Clint eastwood is the ultimate thinking mans cinematic killing machine. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing high plains drifter near you. Clint eastwood was born may 31, 1930 in san francisco, the son of clinton eastwood sr. Mordecai billy curtis buys himself a nickel plated cavalry model once stranger makes him the new mayor of the town. You know, he replies, before vanishing into the desert heat waves near. Why it crackles clint eastwood was still cutting his directors teeth, but the result is one of the best westerns ever made. Wayne sent clint a letter, complaining about eastwoods 1973 revisionist western high plains drifter, in which a town of cowards backs the murder of their own marshal. The 2 best funny parts of clint eastwoods high plains drifter wild west western movie.
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. A gunfighting stranger clint eastwood comes to the small settlement of lago. A gothic horror story and revenge thriller, its one of the. Walter barnes and marianna hill in high plains drifter 1973 clint eastwood in. High plains drifter 1973 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. In high plains drifter, is the stranger the dead marshals. With high plains drifter, clint eastwood created arguably the most debatable and ambiguous film of his entire career both as an actor and as a director.
Mysterious, sporadically comical, and classically eastwood, high plains drifter is a wholly satisfying revenge saga thats askew enough to surprise as it exercises known elements. High plains drifter 1972 clint eastwood killcount by satanclause1. High plains drifter was filmed at mono lake in california. This was only the second movie clint eastwood had directed,play misty for me in 1971 was his first, and he did a really good job.
Clint eastwoods second film as director, high plains drifter features eastwood once again as a nameless hero but this time as one that is even more rough around the edges and clearly has his own. The woman puts 3 bullets into the bathtub and clints character survi. Clint eastwoods high plains drifter only the second movie he ever directed makes its second appearance on dvd in an edition altered only slightly from its first, mostly in the form of its design, which was restructured to bring it into line with the 2003 universal western. Ill talk about pale rider first as thats the one i watched first it tells the story of a small mining town whose residents are victims of raids from the. When the drifter rides into lago, he is met with incredulity and disapproval by the townspeople. High plains drifter by clint eastwood, verna bloom. The 2 best funny parts of clint eastwood s high plains drifter wild west western movie.
High plains drifter is a 1973 american western film directed by and starring clint eastwood, written by ernest tidyman, and produced by robert daley for. High plains drifter movie trailer 1973 plot synopsis. Clint eastwood is the american actordirector known for his numerous roles in such western films as pale rider, high plains drifter, and joe kidd in addition to starring as the man with no name in a trilogy of films directed by sergio leone. Eastwood plays a mysterious, prepotent stranger, meting out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. Western icon collection in three of his most popular films. High plains drifter movie 1973 clint eastwood video. All cuts were waived in 1987 when the film was granted an 18 certificate for.
Uneasy from the first notes of dee bartons quivering score, the film is pitched somewhere between a horror movie and a psychedelic acid. Wayne sent back an angry letter in reply, in which he denounced this movie for its violence and revisionist portrayal of the old west. Watch high plains drifter starring clint eastwood in this western on directv. High plains drifter is a 1973 american western film directed by and starring clint eastwood, written by ernest tidyman, and produced by robert daley for malpaso company and universal pictures. There is so much about this eerie western that doesnt get answered. You know, he replies, before vanishing into the desert heat waves near californias mono lake. High plains drifter is his spooky, dark, and vicious version of the sergio leone man with no name spaghetti westerns he. Clint eastwood the bluray collection coogans bluff, two mules for sister sara, the beguilded, play misty for me, joe kidd, high plains drifter, breezy, the eiger sanction bluray. He rides into the desert town of lagos and is quickly attacked by three gunmen. Apr 27, 2015 high plains drifter full length movie clint eastwood movies full length stay safe and healthy. High plains drifter 1973 in this western, a drifter with no name clint eastwood wanders into a small town, where his gunslinging abilities are in high demand. Its clear that clints character was a re incarnation or ghost of marshall jim duncan. Tv pilot movie 1971 yuma western full length movie by allmoviesclassic.
Find movie and film cast and crew information for high plains drifter 1973 clint eastwood on allmovie. As the nameless stranger who comes to the defense of townsfolk in both high plains drifter and pale rider, clint eastwood might just as well be on the same horse. High plains drifter showtimes at an amc movie theater near you. Clint eastwoods second film as a director and his first western is a variation on. A gunslinger emerges from a deserts shimmering horizon like an apparition. Well im 64 now and i got it on dvd and i appreciate it even more. High plains drifter pale rider american cinematheque. High plains drifter 1973 directed by clint eastwood. High plains drifter internet movie firearms database. As the stranger is leaving town, mordecai says to him, i never did know your name. In praise of high plains drifter clint eastwoods shocking, spiritual. Watch high plains drifter online stream full movie directv. Study the comparisons between the two westerns, both.
In this western, a drifter with no name clint eastwood wanders into a small town, where his gunslinging abilities are in high demand. Many other characters carry 5 12 artillery models, such as stacey bridges geoffrey lewis and his gang. High plains drifter full length movie clint eastwood. With clint eastwood, verna bloom, marianna hill, mitchell ryan. That mysterious lake in the clint eastwood movie high. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. High plains drifter, joe kidd and two mules for sister sara. High plains drifter 18 movie clip a shave and a shootout 1973.
High plains drifter is a 1973 american western film, directed by and starring clint eastwood and produced by robert daley for the malpaso company and universal studios. Stranger clint eastwood makes town prepare garish welcome for convicts. A gunfighting stranger clint eastwood comes to the small settlement of lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. High plains drifter 10 of the best clint eastwood films film. Spoilers 8 shortly after this movies release, clint eastwood wrote to john wayne, suggesting that they make a western together. Description a gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. High plains drifter, clint eastwoods first western behind the camera and only his second effort as a director, may owe a lot to his former collaborator sergio leone, but it also marks the point at which he begins to come into his own as an artist. This article contains spoilers for both high plains drifter and pale rider i recently watched high plains drifter and pale rider for the first time. High plains drifter from the clint eastwood website seconds before his death, stacey bridges stands before the stranger and yells.
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