Hang 'em High (1968)
Average Rating: 6.5/10
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Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 1
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Ex-lawman turned rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is moving a small herd of cattle when a group of nine men on horseback, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley Sr.), ride up and accuse him of having stolen the cattle and killed their owner. Refusing to believe his account, they string him up by the neck and leave him for dead, but they don't do the job right. Cooper is dangling there, barely alive, a few minutes later when Deputy U.S. Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) spots him and cuts him down. He
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Cast
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Clint Eastwood
Jed Cooper -
Inger Stevens
Rachel -
Ed Begley Sr.
Capt. Wilson -
Pat Hingle
Judge Adam Fenton -
Arlene Golonka
Jennifer -
Ben Johnson
Sheriff Dave Bliss -
Tod Andrews
Defense Attorney -
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Bruce Dern
Miller -
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Bert Freed
Schmidt the Hangman -
Jack Ging
Marshall Hayes -
Roy E. Glenn Sr.
Guard -
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James MacArthur
Preacher -
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Bob Steele
Jenkins -
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Russell Thorson
Mr. Maddow -
James Westerfield
Prisoner -
Ruth White
Madam Peaches Sophie -
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Alan Hale Jr.
Stone -
Dennis Hopper
The Prophet -
L.Q. Jones
Loomis -
Michael O'Sullivan
Francis Duffy -
Bruce Scott
Billy Joe -
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Rick Gates
Ben -
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All Critics (18) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (1) | DVD (2)
High-minded Eastwood Western weighs mercy vs. justice.
Ted Post's direction is especially adroit at keeping the baroque flurries bubbling under the deceptive surface of old-pro craftsmanship
Though not high-minded debate, Hang 'Em certainly counts as a solid victory lap
This is the film that brought Clint Eastwood (and his reefer smoking habit) back from Sergio Leoneland to Hollywood
Move over squeaky clean John Wayne, a new darker western hero by the name of Clint Eastwood has arrived to challenge your title as top cowboy star!
Not one of Eastwood's best, but still a good film.
Audience Reviews for Hang 'em High
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- Jed Cooper: [showing his hanging scar] When you hang a man, you better look at him.
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This is more like a toned down version of the Sergio Leone spaghettis. It does pose some serious questions about the morality of Capital Punishment, but in terms of entertainment, it gets nowhere near to Leone's Dollar Trilogy.