1. High Plains Drifter | Rotten Tomatoes
The plot of the movie was thrilling and dramatic. It's about getting revenge for a town corrupted by outlaws. If you haven't seen this movie yet, check it out ...
In this Western, a drifter with no name (Clint Eastwood) wanders into a small town, where his gun-slinging abilities are in high demand. When the drifter rides into Lago, he is met with incredulity and disapproval by the townspeople. But once he shows his skills with a pistol, the locals realize he may be able to help them fend off a band of criminals who have been terrorizing the town. He agrees to help the townspeople, but does so with his own secret agenda.
2. A Road Paved with Bloodshed: High Plains Drifter Turns 50 - Roger Ebert
Apr 17, 2023 · Many of the best films are about the act of watching, but “High Plains Drifter” is uniquely preoccupied with perspectives and points of view.
On the 50th anniversary of an essential Western, Clint Eastwood's High Plains Drifter.
3. High Plains Drifter | Western Wiki - Fandom
Eastwood plays a mysterious gunfighter hired by the residents of a corrupt frontier mining town to defend them against a group of criminals.
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. Eastwood plays a mysterious gunfighter hired by the residents of a corrupt frontier mining town to defend them against a group of criminals. The film was influenced by the work of Eastwood's two major collaborators, film directors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel.[3] The film was shot on location on the shores of Mono Lake, California
4. High Plains Drifter (1973) - UCLA Film & Television Archive
Directed by Clint Eastwood. A mysterious stranger wreaks havoc on a small Western town that allowed its sheriff to be whipped to death by a gang of thugs.
Directed by Clint Eastwood
5. High Plains Drifter: The Key Clue No One Saw | Movie Fan Man
Jul 22, 2019 · Synopsis: A mysterious stranger, for reasons of his own, aids a cowardly town against the three outlaws they sent to prison.
by Tony Nash (Major Spoilers ahead, so for anyone who hasn’t seen the film, watch it and then comeback) (all opinions are of the author alone) High Plains Drifter (1973) ****1/2 R Clin…
6. High Plains Drifter (1973) - ErikLundegaard.com - Movie Review
Mar 19, 2024 · Gary Cooper would've ridden into town to enact revenge: to humiliate every man and rape every woman, before killing his killers and then riding off into the ...
WARNING: SPOILERS Just as Pale Rider was Shane with an avenging angel, this is High Noon with an avenging angel. You have a town of cowards, newly released prisoners coming toward them, and...
7. High Plains Drifter (1973) | Diary of A Movie Maniac - WordPress.com
Jun 4, 2020 · A nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) suddenly appears in a small town, where his presence immediately makes residents nervous.
Synopsis: A nameless drifter (Clint Eastwood, Unforgiven) suddenly appears in a small town, where his presence immediately makes residents nervous. After he proves himself handy with a gun, local l…
8. REVIEW: High Plains Drifter (1973) - FictionMachine.
Jan 3, 2022 · An isolated mining town hires a mysterious stranger to defend them from three approaching outlaws, only to get much more than they bargained ...
An isolated mining town hires a mysterious stranger to defend them from three approaching outlaws, only to get much more than they bargained for, in Clint Eastwood’s 1973 western High Plains …
9. High Plains Drifter (1973) directed by Clint Eastwood • Reviews, film + cast
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 ...
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.
10. High Plains Drifter (1973) - Rhyme and Reason
Sep 21, 2016 · Far from Eastwood's first rodeo, High Plains Drifter is a brazen western that questions the decency of frontier folk.
Into town the stranger rode, No history or name. Revenge was due, a debt was owed, And yet no other came. All in town their worry showed But covered up their shame, Remembering the episode F…