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High Plains Drifter

1973 · 106 min

A grim, brooding western that simmers with quiet menace and moral rot, leaving a lingering chill.

Tagline
They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.
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.
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • justice
  • corruption
  • guilt
  • violence
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror3
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
western, drama, mystery
Directed by
Clint Eastwood
Written by
Ernest Tidyman, Clint Eastwood
Starring
Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging, Stefan Gierasch, Ted Hartley, Billy Curtis
Music
Dee Barton
Cinematography
Bruce Surtees
Runtime
106 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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