High Plains Drifter (1973)

Clint Eastwood's second film as a director (and his first Western) is a variation on the "man with no name" theme, starring Eastwood as the drifter known only as "the Stranger." He rides into the desert town of Lagos and is quickly attacked by three gunmen. Recovering with the aid of a local dwarf (a memorable role for Billy Curtis), the Stranger is hired by the intimidated townsfolk to fend off a band of violent ex-convicts. After teaching the citizens self-defense and instructing them to paint the entire town red and rename it "Hell," the Stranger vanishes. He reappears when the marauding criminals arrive, and delivers justice and teaches the townsfolk a harsh lesson about moral obligation. Is he a figure from their past or a kind of supernatural avenger? Combining humor with action, High Plains Drifter is both a serious and tongue-in-cheek tribute to the Westerns that made Eastwood a household name. --Jeff Shannon Amazon.com essential video

Classic Eastwood

This is a classic Eastwood film. If you're a fan of others such as Hang 'Em High, or the Man with No Name trilogy (A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad and The Ugly), then this is a good one for you. February 8, 2008

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what can a man say, about eastwod? you just know I added this to my westerns collection,... February 6, 2008

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High Plains Drifter DVD

High Plains Drifter starring Clint Eastwood is a great action cowboy movie. It starts out with the mysterious stranger riding through LAGO town on a pale horse with all the townsfolk staring at him. It's as though they sense something is coming. Kind of like the tingling before a lightning storm. Then he goes into the barber shop for a shave. The shooting is something to behold. There are flashbacks to when the town's marshal was bull whipped to death. The stranger gets the town to agree to give him "anything he wants", it's like a pact with the Devil.


Highly recommended for fans of Eastwood.
December 26, 2007

A Classic To Say The Least

Only Clint Eastwood could play a character who drifts in to a small western town, order the towns people to paint everything red, and then rename the town "Hell". Eastwood plays a mysterious drifter in this film, who is followed by a very chilling tune throughout the movie. With some townspeople at his side, and others wishing him dead, the town comes to him for aid due to the coming release of three criminals the townspeople put in jail. With the criminals released, it's evident they'll come back into the small town of Lago looking for revenge, but as it turn out Clint has some avenging to do himself. Great film that gives off an extremely powerful feel of mystery and suspense, a definite must see! October 11, 2007

High Plains Driffter

One of Clint's best westerns. This ranks right up there with Jose Wales and Unforgiven.
August 14, 2007

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