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About
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.
Theatrical
Apr 19, 1973
Box Office
$15.7M
Budget
$5.5M
Return
2.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 24, 1998
Theaters
11
Director
Clint Eastwood
Producers
Jennings Lang, Robert Daley
Music
Dee Barton
Studio
Malpaso Productions, Universal Pictures
Themes
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Quotes
See all →Unrevealed Identities in High Plains Drifter
Mordecai
I'm almost done here. … I never did know your name...
The Stranger
Yeah, you do. … See ya.
Mordecai
Yes, sir captain!
Facing Inner Fears and Their Consequences
Sarah Belding
Be careful. You're a man who makes people ], and that's ].
[[afraid; [dangerous]
The Stranger
Well, it's what people know about themselves inside that makes em afraid.
Questioning Brotherhood in Adversity
Preacher
See here, you can't turn all these people out into the night. It is inhuman, brother. Inhuman!
The Stranger
I'm not your brother.
Preacher
We are all brothers in the eyes of ].
[[God]
The Stranger
All these people, are they your sisters and brothers?
Preacher
They most certainly are.
The Stranger
Then you won't mind if they come over and stay at your place, will ya?
Conflict Over Hotel Eviction
Preacher
What's going on here?
Lewis Belding
What the hell does it look like is going on, Preacher? They're emptying my whole hotel. Throwing out paying guests, right into the street just to make room for our new guardian ].
[[angel]
Mordecai
He likes to be by himself, more or less.
Cast
Full credits →C
Clint Eastwood
The Stranger
V
Verna Bloom
Sarah Belding
M
Marianna Hill
Callie Travers
M
Mitchell Ryan
Dave Drake
J
Jack Ging
Morgan Allen
S
Stefan Gierasch
Mayor Jason Hobart
T
Ted Hartley
Lewis Belding
B
Billy Curtis
Mordecai
G
Geoffrey Lewis
Stacey Bridges
S
Scott Walker
Bill Borders
W
Walter Barnes
Sheriff Sam Shaw
P
Paul Brinegar
Lutie Naylor
R
Richard Bull
Asa Goodwin
R
Robert Donner
Preacher
J
John Hillerman
Bootmaker
A
Anthony James
Cole Carlin
W
William O'Connell
Barber
J
John Quade
Jake Ross
J
Jane Aull
Townswoman
D
Dan Vadis
Dan Carlin
