Film

High Plains Drifter

1973 · 1h 46m · Western · Drama · Mystery

They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.

IMDb

7.4

Rotten Tomatoes

91%

Metacritic

69

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

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

Richard Bull

Asa Goodwin

Robert Donner

Preacher

John Hillerman

Bootmaker

Anthony James

Cole Carlin

• Clint EastwoodDirector
• Ernest TidymanWriter
• Robert DaleyProducer
• Jennings LangExecutive Producer
• Bruce SurteesDirector of Photography
• Dee BartonOriginal Music Composer
• Ferris WebsterEditor

Original Trailer

Release date

April 19, 1973

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

R

Budget

$5,500,000

Revenue

$15,700,000

Genres

Western, Drama, Mystery

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