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After a gang of men unsuccessfully attempts to lynch him for a cattle rustling crime he did not commit, Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is saved by marshal Dave Bliss (Ben Johnson) and judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle). The lawmen offer him a job as a federal marshal with the caveat that he not abuse his new power to seek revenge against his tormentors. But, when Cooper finds that some of the men who attacked him are involved in another set of crimes, he fights to bring them to justice.

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Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times In a way, it's a relief that Clint Eastwood is back home again. Rated: 3/4 Oct 23, 2004 Full Review Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Ted Post's direction is especially adroit at keeping the baroque flurries bubbling under the deceptive surface of old-pro craftsmanship Sep 6, 2009 Full Review Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Chris Cabin Filmcritic.com Though not high-minded debate, Hang 'Em certainly counts as a solid victory lap Rated: 3.5/5 Jul 16, 2009 Full Review Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Andrew L. Urban Urban Cinefile This is the film that brought Clint Eastwood (and his reefer smoking habit) back from Sergio Leoneland to Hollywood May 16, 2009 Full Review Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Rated: 4/5 Nov 15, 2007 Full Review Hang 'Em High | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 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! Rated: B Mar 12, 2006 Full Review Read all reviews

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Steve D Not as good as its reputation. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/23/24 Full Review Gerald H Ok, nice, we got better, we got worse. But what makes this basically good movie almost unwatchable for me is the too loud, too present, too dramatic pathetic musicscore. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/19/24 Full Review mary ellen s Dreadful use of music--unsophisticated, overly dramatic. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/28/24 Full Review CodyZamboni Movie is Eastwood's first American studio film as a leading man, is a bland misfire.A semi attempt to replicate a Spaghetti Western, that comes close with music and star, and the revenge plot works to a point. Movie starts strong but grows tedious due to muddled presentation.Theme of levels of frontier justice, ethics, are also muddled.Cheaply made, with same famous MGM Western town set repeatedly redressed as five different towns.Lots of famous faces in supporting roles. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/31/23 Full Review Melanie B Such a good western. No one does westerns better than Clint! 👍💯 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Wow, I had forgotten how good this one is oh yes I highly recommend it James Welch, Henderson, Arkansas, April 21, 2023 Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 04/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ted Post Director Clint Eastwood Marshal Jed Cooper Inger Stevens Rachel Warren Ed Begley Capt. Wilson Pat Hingle Judge Fenton Arlene Golonka Jennifer
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Synopsis After a gang of men unsuccessfully attempts to lynch him for a cattle rustling crime he did not commit, Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is saved by marshal Dave Bliss (Ben Johnson) and judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle). The lawmen offer him a job as a federal marshal with the caveat that he not abuse his new power to seek revenge against his tormentors. But, when Cooper finds that some of the men who attacked him are involved in another set of crimes, he fights to bring them to justice.

Director
Ted Post

Producer
Leonard Freeman

Screenwriter
Leonard Freeman, Mel Goldberg

Production Co
Malpaso Company, Leonard Freeman Production

Rating
PG-13

Genre
Western

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008

Runtime
1h 54m
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