| | | They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.
Features: Keep Case, DVD, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, Hi-fi Stereo
Eastwood portrays a mysterious stranger who emerges out of the heat waves of the desert and rides into the guilt-ridden town of Lago. After committing three murders and one rape in the first 20 minutes, The Stranger is hired by the town to protect it from three gunmen just out of jail. The Stranger then paints the entire town bright red, renames it "Hell," and supplies Divine retribution in a fiery climax.Starring: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, and Mariana HillDirector: Clint EastwoodCopyright: 1973, Universal Produced by Robert Daley; written by Ernest Tidyman; running time of 106 minutes; Closed Captioned.System Requirements:Production Notes Talent Bios Film Highlights Theatrical Trailer Languages: English, French (2.0 Mono) Subtitles: Spanish Dolby Digital 2.35:1 Widescreen Format: DVD MOVIE
Editor's Note
Clint Eastwood once again portrays the 'Man With No Name' in this bleak morality play about a man who protects a frontier town from outlaws, more out of contempt for the outlaws than love for the cowardly townspeople. This was Eastwood's second directorial effort following the very successful PLAY MISTY FOR ME.
Plot Summary
In Eastwood's supernatural homage to his own cinematic roots -- the films of Sergio Leone and Don Siegel -- the residents of a greedy mining town conspire to murder their own sheriff when he threatens to inform the government that they've been operating on public land. They then attempt to frame the hired killers, prompting the gunmen to seek revenge. The townsfolk go to the well once more, hiring a mysterious Stranger to rid them of these bandits. But the Stranger has his own agenda and proves to be more than they bargained for.
| Features | Talent Bios | | Audio: English Dolby 2.0 Mono; French Mono | | Subtitles: Spanish | | Widescreen Version | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 5/23/2006 |
| Running Time: 105 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1973 | | Catalog ID: 20152 | | UPC: 00025192015229 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Memorable Quotes| "Isn't forcible rape in broad daylight still a misdemeanor in this town?" ---- Callie Travers (Mariana Hill) to Sheriff Shaw (Walter Barnes) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Uncut
"[T]he most distinctive and nastiest western of Eastwood's career. A stone-cold classic by anyone's standards." 01/01/2004 p.142 |
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