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High Plains Drifter ()

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A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
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The Stranger
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Sarah Belding
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Callie Travers (as Mariana Hill)
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Dave Drake
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Morgan Allen
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Mayor Jason Hobart
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Lewis Belding
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Mordecai
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Stacey Bridges
Scott Walker ...
Bill Borders
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Sheriff Sam Shaw
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Lutie Naylor
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Asa Goodwin
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Preacher
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Bootmaker
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Cole Carlin
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Barber
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Jake Ross
Jane Aull ...
Townswoman
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Dan Carlin
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Gunsmith
Jim Gosa ...
Tommy Morris (as James Gosa)
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Saddlemaker
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Fred Short
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Mrs. Lake
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Warden
Carl Pitti ...
Teamster (as Carl C. Pitti)
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Marshall Jim Duncan
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Jimmie Booth ...
Target Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Alex Tinne ...
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Directed by

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Clint Eastwood

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Ernest Tidyman ... (written by)
 
Dean Riesner ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Robert Daley ... producer (produced by)
Jennings Lang ... executive producer

Music by

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Dee Barton ... (music)

Cinematography by

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Bruce Surtees ... director of photography

Editing by

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Ferris Webster ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Jeff Gourson ... assistant film editor (uncredited)

Casting By

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William Batliner ... (uncredited)
Robert J. LaSanka ... (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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Henry Bumstead

Set Decoration by

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George Milo

Makeup Department

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Joe McKinney ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Gary Morris ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Marina Pedraza ... hairdresser (uncredited)

Production Management

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Ernest B. Wehmeyer ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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James Fargo ... assistant director (as Jim Fargo)

Art Department

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Chester Duncan ... props (uncredited)
Bill Gold ... poster designer (uncredited)
Greg C. Jensen Sr. ... carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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James R. Alexander ... sound
William Griffith ... sound recordist (uncredited)
Edwin J. Somers Jr. ... boom operator (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington ... sound effects editor (uncredited)

Stunts

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Buddy Van Horn ... stunt coordinator
Mario Arteaga ... stunts (uncredited)
Cody Bearpaw ... stunts (uncredited)
Blair Burrows ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Farnsworth ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins ... stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison ... stunt double: Clint Eastwood (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Carl Pitti ... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Terhune ... stunts (uncredited)
Buddy Van Horn ... stunt double (uncredited)
Chuck Waters ... stunts (uncredited)
George P. Wilbur ... stunts (uncredited)

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Alfred Baalas ... camera assistant (uncredited)
Don Christie ... still photographer (uncredited)
Charles Holmes ... gaffer (uncredited)
Charles W. Short ... camera operator (uncredited)
Billy Simpson ... key grip (uncredited)
Roland 'Ozzie' Smith ... camera assistant (uncredited)
Bill Tenny ... best boy (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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James Gilmore ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Joanne Haas ... wardrobe (uncredited)
Glenn Wright ... wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Robert Bain ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Israel Baker ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Vince De Rosa ... musician: french horn (uncredited)
Mike Deasy ... musician (uncredited)
Tommy Morgan ... musician: harmonica (uncredited)
Frederick Seykora ... musician: cello (uncredited)
Sally Stevens ... singer/soloist (uncredited)
Tommy Tedesco ... musician: guitar (uncredited)
Jerry Whittington ... music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Tom Moore ... script supervisor (uncredited)

Transportation Department

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Jack Lloyd ... transportation (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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John Buckins ... wrangler (uncredited)
Edward Duarte ... wrangler (uncredited)
Buzz Newhouse ... production coordinator (uncredited)
Dominic Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)
Ruth Santarone ... caterer (uncredited)
Paul Spahn ... wrangler (uncredited)
Bill Steinmetz ... unit publicist (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

A Stranger (Clint Eastwood) rides into in the dusty mining town of Lago, where the townspeople are living in the shadow of a dark secret. After a shoot-out leaves the town's hired-gun protectors dead, the town's leaders petition the Stranger to stay and protect them from three ruthless outlaws who are soon to be released from prison. The three have their sights set on returning to Lago to wreak havoc and take care of some unfinished business. A series of events soon has the townspeople questioning whether siding with the Stranger was a wise idea, as they quickly learn the price that they each must pay for his services. As the outlaws make their way back into Lago, they discover that the town is not exactly as they had left it, and waiting in the shadows is the Stranger, ready to expose the town's secret and serve up his own brand of justice. Written by bob-oconnor1964

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Also Known As
  • L'homme des hautes plaines (France)
  • Ein Fremder ohne Namen (Germany)
  • Infierno de cobardes (Spain)
  • En fremmed uden navn (Denmark)
  • Tulák z horských plání (Czechia)
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  • 105 min
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Budget $5,500,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Universal Pictures wanted this movie to be shot on the studio lot. Instead, Clint Eastwood had a whole town built in the desert near Mono Lake in the California Sierras. Many of the buildings were complete and three-dimensional, so that interiors could be shot on-location. See more »
Goofs When The Stranger gives the Indian children the jars of candy in the general store, the jars have white plastic seals. Plastic was unknown in the 19th century. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Earthquake (1974). See more »
Crazy Credits The closing shot of The Stranger disappearing into the heatwaves plays out over the end credits. See more »
Quotes Sarah Belding: Be careful. You're a man who makes people afraid, and that's dangerous.
The Stranger: It's what people know about themselves inside that makes 'em afraid.
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