High Plains Drifter (1973)

7.4R105 minDirector: Clint Eastwood

1973 American Western film by Clint Eastwood

High Plains Drifter is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who metes out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. The film was influenced by the work of Eastwood's collaborators, the film directors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel. The film co-stars Verna Bloom, Mariana Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging and Stefan Gierasch.

The film was shot on location on the southern shores of Mono Lake, California. Dee Barton wrote the film score. The film was critically acclaimed at the time of its initial release and remains popular.

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What is High Plains Drifter about?
High Plains Drifter (1973) — 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 ru
Is High Plains Drifter based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is High Plains Drifter scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.
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