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Overview
Release Date:
3 August 1968 (USA) moreTagline:
The hanging was the best show in town. But they made two mistakes. They hung the wrong man and they didn't finish the job. morePlot:
When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
"When you hang a man, you better look at him" moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Clint Eastwood | ... | Marshal Jed Cooper | |
| Inger Stevens | ... | Rachel Warren | |
| Ed Begley | ... | Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party | |
| Pat Hingle | ... | Judge Adam Fenton | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Marshal Dave Bliss | |
| Charles McGraw | ... | Sheriff Ray Calhoun, Red Creek | |
| Ruth White | ... | Madame 'Peaches' Sophie | |
| Bruce Dern | ... | Miller, One of the 3 rustlers, and murderer | |
| Alan Hale Jr. | ... | Matt Stone, Cooper Hanging Party | |
| Arlene Golonka | ... | Jennifer, the Prostitute | |
| James Westerfield | ... | Prisoner | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | The Prophet | |
| L.Q. Jones | ... | Loomis, Cooper Hanging Party | |
| Michael O'Sullivan | ... | Francis Elroy Duffy, Prisoner | |
| Joseph Sirola | ... | Reno, Cooper Hanging Party |
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114 minCountry:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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USA:Approved (certificate #21776) | Iceland:16 | UK:X (original rating) | Spain:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:M (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating) (1997) | West Germany:16MOVIEmeter: 
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Sergio Leone was approached to direct this film, but he turned it down since he was working on C'era una volta il West (1968) at the time. moreGoofs:
Continuity: During the picnic scene in which Rachel tells Jed of her husband's murder and her rape, her hair is alternately wind-blown/neat between shots. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party: Alright, drop your gunbelt.
Jed Cooper: What is this all about?
Loomis, Cooper Hanging Party: The captain said to drop your gunbelt.
Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party: Now.
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I realize "Hang 'em high" isn't the most well-known of Clint Eastwood's westerns but it sure as hell is a one wonderful and successful movie. The first scene is a classic and the hanging scene in the somewhat middle of the film is very powerful and memorable. Dialogue is splendid and the acting is truly excellent. No need to mention Pat Hingle shines as Judge Fenton.
Almost all of Eastwood's other American-made westerns did have that certain spaghetti-oriented feeling in them. "Hang 'em high" is perhaps perhaps the one that looks most like so-called traditional American western. However the role of Jed Cooper is like a tailor made for good-old Clint, or in this case young Clint. He's tough, charming and downright marvellous and once again he shows why John Wayne can kiss his boots.
"Hang 'em high" is an exquisite experience, clever, deep, impressive and entertaining. Actually this is even better than Don Siegel's "Two mules for Sister Sara" and I loved it too. This is a movie that gets better every time you see it. If you didn't fully appreciate or understand it the first time you should watch it again and again and again and notice that every single time it offers something new to you. To all of you dear Eastwood-fans across the world, watch this fantastic film! 9/10