As a director, Eastwood is not as good as he seems to think he is. As an actor, he is probably better than he allows himself to be.
High Plains Drifter
They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.
1973 · 1h 46m · R
Drama, Mystery, Western
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
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High Plains Drifter
Overview
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
Director and cast
- Clint Eastwood Director
- Clint Eastwood as The Stranger
- Verna Bloom as Sarah Belding
- Marianna Hill as Callie Travers
- Mitchell Ryan as Dave Drake
- Jack Ging as Morgan Allen
- Stefan Gierasch as Mayor Jason Hobart
- Ted Hartley as Lewis Belding
- Billy Curtis as Mordecai
- Geoffrey Lewis as Stacey Bridges
- Scott Walker as Bill Borders
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
Eastwood's second directorial effort is mechanically stylish.
This was supposed to be Eastwood's fond adieu to the worlds of Sergio Leone and Don Siegel; and indeed he cuts the operatic excess of the former with the punchy economy of the latter.
Part ghost story, part revenge Western, more than a little silly, and often quite entertaining in a way that may make you wonder if you have lost your good sense.
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