Hang 'em High

1968 "The hanging was the best show in town. But they made two mistakes. They hung the wrong man and they didn't finish the job!"
7| 1h54m| PG-13| en| More Info
Released: 31 July 1968 Released
Producted By: United Artists
Country: United States of America
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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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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Steinesongo Too many fans seem to be blown away
Flyerplesys Perfectly adorable
SoftInloveRox Horrible, fascist and poorly acted
Richie-67-485852 Nicely done and good entertainment. I like when a movie starts-up and gets right to the point. We are not disappointed here and quite frankly not surprised either. Cattle rustling was a serious crime along with stealing horses as life was hard and people who chose the easy (and wrong) way out were severely punished. This movie makes that point. We are also treated to a nice dose of comeuppance where the supposed good guys get a bad guys return on some faulty rash thinking. Clint is at his best in helping us believe what a ordinary decent person would do or not do. Westerns tell a unique stories of hard life that led to the creation of our towns, cities and laws we have today. The stories are without end and remind us of how anything worth having requires our participation which serves as part of the reward or return. It didn't take much money to live on but it took discipline and consistency to make a life for ones self. Also note that the many who chose to prey on others instead of working for their own could only be stopped with the threat of death or death itself. Hanging was the lesson at large to teach the population not to do certain things or this is how it would end. That's why kids, women and fathers/men attended these living lessons on how to behave or else for their educational value too. Good movie to snack on with a tasty drink. This Western goes down smooth
Wuchak Released in 1968 and directed by Ted Post, "Hang 'em High" stars Clint Eastwood as a man unjustly lynched by a posse bent on justice after a crime, but he survives and becomes a marshal in order to track the culprits.This is essentially the Batman story set in the Old West with Pat Hingle in the Commissioner Gordon role, which is ironic since he went on to play that very role in the four Batman films from 1989-1997. Inger Stevens plays the potential babe; unfortunately Inger committed suicide less than two years after the release of the movie. Arlene Golonka is also on hand. Speaking of additional actors, the movie features several familiar faces, including Ben Johnson, Bruce Dern, Alan Hale Jr., Ed Begley, Dennis Hopper and LQ Jones.While this is an American production, the producers spiced it with Spaghetti Western elements since that sub-genre was at the height of its popularity after Sergio Leone's so-called Man With No Name trilogy from 1964-1966. For instance, Dominic Frontiere composed the Morricone-ish score.It's great seeing Clint when he was so young, 37 during filming. He was riding a wave of popularity after the success of the Man With No Name flicks and was well in the process of taking the torch from John Wayne as The Western icon. While "Hang 'em High" may not be great like "The Outlaw Josey Wales" (1976), it's a very good Western, about on par with "Pale Rider" (1985).The film runs 114 minutes and was shot in New Mexico & Arizona with studio work done in Culver City, California. The script was written by Leonard Freeman & Mel Goldberg.GRADE: B+
jacobjohntaylor1 This is a sequel to For a fist full of dollars. The second part to the series is For a few dollars more. The third part to the series is The good the bad and the ugly. This is the fourth part to the series. It not as good as For a fist few of dollar. Also it is not has good as For a few dollars more. It not as good as The good the bad and the ugly which the best of this series. This one is very good movie. But it is not the best of the series. But it is still very good. A bounty hunter gets framed for a crime. He ends up working for a back word judge. He is sent to stop gang of evil outlaws. This movie has a great story line. It also has great acting. It also has a lot of action. It is a great movie. It is a must see.
Adam Peters (45%) With a plot thinner than good old Clint himself, its fairly standard direction, and characters we've all seen many times before in many different movies, this is some largely overrated wild west set fluff. It is a well made production, and the performances are fine, but the movie boils down to Clint arresting (yes arresting) a bunch of men that tired to kill him, he does, they get hung or shot, the end. The BBFC awarded this film an 18 certificate, I cannot see why myself, besides some men being hung nothing else is even worthy of a PG. Fans of Clint should give this a go, but I doubt I'll ever want to watch it again.