Pale Rider

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

• Director: Clint Eastwood
• Genre:Action / Western
• Runtime:111 minutes

Cast

Clint Eastwood : Preacher
Michael Moriarty: Hull Barret
Carrie Snodgress: Sarah Wheeler
Chris Penn : Josh LaHood (as Christopher Penn)
Richard Dysart : Coy LaHood

The plot centers on the conflict between a group of simple, poor, panning miners and the most powerful man in the nearby town, Coy LaHood (Richard Dysart), the boss of a successful hydraulic mining outfit, that wants to take over their land. The film opens with the ruffians of LaHood riding into the panner’s camp, shooting things up and pulling down tents and cabins. Soon after, Hull Barret(Michael Moriarty), one of the panners heads into town for supplies, and is set upon by the same ruffians. A drifter (Clint Eastwood) rides in and defends the miner with unexpected skill wielding a hickory axe handle. Upon returning to the placers camp, the drifter compounds this surprise by revealing a minister’s collar when invited to dinner, thus acquiring the name “Preacher”.[1]

A classic western story line develops, leading to a final showdown in town between a corrupt U.S. Marshal named Stockburn and his “deputies” and Preacher. Read more

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