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High Plains Drifter

  • 19731973
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  • 1h 45m
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7.4/10
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High Plains Drifter (1973)
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A gun-fighting 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 gun-fighting 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 gun-fighting 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.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
59K
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POPULARITY
3,315
102
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Ernest Tidyman
    • Dean Riesner(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Verna Bloom
    • Marianna Hill
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Ernest Tidyman
    • Dean Riesner(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Clint Eastwood
    • Verna Bloom
    • Marianna Hill
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    • 249User reviews
    • 104Critic reviews
    • 69Metascore
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    Clint Eastwood in High Plains Drifter (1973)
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    Verna Bloom in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    Marianna Hill in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    Verna Bloom in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    Clint Eastwood and James Fargo in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    Clint Eastwood and Billy Curtis in High Plains Drifter (1973)
    Clint Eastwood and Billy Curtis in High Plains Drifter (1973)
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    Clint Eastwood
    Clint Eastwood
    • The Stranger
    Verna Bloom
    Verna Bloom
    • Sarah Belding
    Marianna Hill
    Marianna Hill
    • Callie Travers
    • (as Mariana Hill)
    Mitchell Ryan
    Mitchell Ryan
    • Dave Drake
    Jack Ging
    Jack Ging
    • Morgan Allen
    Stefan Gierasch
    Stefan Gierasch
    • Mayor Jason Hobart
    Ted Hartley
    Ted Hartley
    • Lewis Belding
    Billy Curtis
    Billy Curtis
    • Mordecai
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Stacey Bridges
    Scott Walker
    • Bill Borders
    Walter Barnes
    Walter Barnes
    • Sheriff Sam Shaw
    Paul Brinegar
    Paul Brinegar
    • Lutie Naylor
    Richard Bull
    Richard Bull
    • Asa Goodwin
    Robert Donner
    Robert Donner
    • Preacher
    John Hillerman
    John Hillerman
    • Bootmaker
    Anthony James
    Anthony James
    • Cole Carlin
    William O'Connell
    William O'Connell
    • Barber
    John Quade
    John Quade
    • Jake Ross
      • Clint Eastwood
      • Ernest Tidyman
      • Dean Riesner(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      Shortly after this movie's release, Clint Eastwood wrote to John Wayne, suggesting that they make a western together. Wayne sent back an angry letter in reply, in which he denounced this movie for its violence and revisionist portrayal of the Old West. Eastwood did not bother to answer his criticisms, and consequently they did not work together.
    • Goofs
      When the Stranger is first sipping his beer at the saloon, the bottle of whiskey is placed on the bar to the left of his glass of beer. When he reaches for his beer while saying the line "Faster than you'll ever live to be" to the one gunfighter, the bottle of whiskey "jumps" to the right of his glass of beer so he can pretend to draw his gun yet reach for the bottle of whiskey instead.
    • Quotes

      Sarah Belding: Be careful. You're a man who makes people afraid, and that's dangerous.

      The Stranger: It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid.

    • Crazy credits
      The closing shot of The Stranger disappearing into the heatwaves plays out over the end credits.
    • Alternate versions
      When originally released theatrically in the UK, the BBFC made cuts to secure an 'X' rating. All cuts were waived in 1987 when the film was granted an '18' certificate for home video.
    • Connections
      Featured in Earthquake (1974)

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    8/10
    Drifting Winds
    Clint Eastwood revives his signature role as "The Man with no Name" as he seems to come out of nowhere from the distant prairie and descends upon the sleepy little town of Largo and after that things there will never be the same again for the people who live there.

    A film that has a lot more to it then what you see at first with Eastwood not being that mysterious and having a past which is seen in flashback every so often in the movie. Styled a lot like "High Noon" but with a twist that builds up slowly at first then takes off like a loose bronco to it's dramatic and fiery conclusion."High Plains Drifter" doesn't follow the well worn standard western scenario which is why it make it unique and thought-provoking at the same time.

    Eastwood was never better here as the cool yet pragmatic stranger who's very anonymity makes him both mysterious and threatening to everyone he ruins into, friend or foe. Over the years since "High Plains Drifter" was released, back in 1973, it has reached cult statues and Eastwood has never made another western as good and as "High Plains Drifter" and that includes "The Unforgiven".

    Eastwood is more then a match against those out to get him but what they, his enemies as well as the audience, don't know until the very end of the movie is that Clint has something, besides his quick guns and steel nerves, that is far beyond that of mortal man.
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    • It seems the residents are the only ones in town. How do the stores make any money if strangers keep getting driven out?
    • What is 'High Plains Drifter' about?
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    • Release date
      • April 7, 1973 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Mono Lake, California, USA
    • Production company
      • The Malpaso Company
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    • 1 hour 45 minutes

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