“They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.”
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.
Clint Eastwood
Robert Daley
Ernest Tidyman
Bruce Surtees
Dee Barton
Clint Eastwood
The Stranger
Verna Bloom
Sarah Belding
Marianna Hill
Callie Travers
Mitchell Ryan
Dave Drake
Jack Ging
Morgan Allen
Stefan Gierasch
Mayor Jason Hobart
Ted Hartley
Lewis Belding
Billy Curtis
Mordecai
Geoffrey Lewis
Stacey Bridges
Scott Walker
Bill Borders
Walter Barnes
Sheriff Sam Shaw
Paul Brinegar
Lutie Naylor
... and 17 more
John Chard
Supernatural Western? A lone gunman with no name and seemingly with no past, rides into the dusky town of Lago. The residents of Lago at first view the stranger with suspicion, but when news that some outlaws that are out for blood are on their way to town, they ask the stranger for his help. ...
r96sk
I don't have much to say about <em>'High Plains Drifter'</em>. It didn't thrill me or anything, but it did keep my attention from start-to-finish so it's evidently a good film. Clint Eastwood is the only cast member worth talking about, he gives a commanding performance in the lead role. Geoffrey...
drystyx
Another Hollywood (spaghetti) formula Western where homicidal maniacs abound. Here, Clint plays a homicidal maniac who obviously comes back from the dead after being killed by three bad guys and betrayed by an entire town of people. So, the first thing he does is murder the only three men who were...
The Stranger's Iconic Barber Shop Showdown
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The New Regiment Practices Their Drills
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Original Trailer
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Josh Olson on High Plains Drifter
Featurette • YouTube
Edgar Wright on High Plains Drifter
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Malpaso Productions
Universal Pictures