High Plains Drifter

Synopsis

High Plains Drifter is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who metes out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. The film was influenced by the work of Eastwood's collaborators, the film directors Sergio Leone and Don Siegel. The film co-stars Verna Bloom, Mariana Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging and Stefan Gierasch. The film was shot on location on the southern shores of Mono Lake, California. Dee Barton wrote the film score. The film was critically acclaimed at the time of its initial release and remains popular.

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

April 6, 1973

Genres

Western film, drama film, supernatural horror film, supernatural film, revisionist Western, thriller film, horror film, action film, horror western

Created by

Clint Eastwood

Runtime

105 min

Countries

United States