Synopsis
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
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Cast
- Clint EastwoodMarshal Jed Cooper
- Inger StevensRachel Warren
- Ed BegleyCaptain Wilson
- Pat HingleJudge Adam Fenton
- Ben JohnsonMarshal Dave Bliss
- Charles McGrawSheriff Ray Calhoun
- Ruth WhiteMadame Sophie
- Bruce DernMiller
- Alan Hale Jr.Matt Stone
- Arlene GolonkaJennifer
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Begley and Stevens add tone to the cast, and Hingle comes over like an especially earnest Karl Malden. The moral of the story is vaguely against capital punishment, and there's a lot of that thin, windblown guitar twanging for you thin, wind-blown guitar twanging fans. - 60
Time Out
More interesting as a way station in Eastwood's career than for anything intrinsic to its lawman/vigilante scenario, this was his first American Western after the spaghettis. - 50
Variety
Hang 'em High comes across as a poor-made imitation of a poor Italian-made imitation of an American western. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Though the material is nothing special and relies on the avenging angel mystique that had been established for Eastwood in the Leone films, director Post squeezes out some fine and memorable moments in the film
