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Hang 'Em High (1968)

Clint Eastwood , Inger Stevens , Ted Post  |  PG-13 |  DVD
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Ed Begley, Ben Johnson
  • Directors: Ted Post
  • Writers: Leonard Freeman, Mel Goldberg
  • Producers: Irving L. Leonard, Leonard Freeman, Robert Stambler
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Widescreen, NTSC
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 1.0), French (Dolby Digital 1.0)
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
  • DVD Release Date: November 19, 1997
  • Run Time: 114 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: 6304698801
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,181 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Hang 'Em High" on IMDb

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  • 8-page booklet featuring trivia, production notes and a revealing look at the making of the movie

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After starring in the now-legendary trilogy of spaghetti Westerns for Italian director Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became a box-office star and imported the style of those classic shoot-'em-ups for this 1967 Western directed by Ted Post, with whom Eastwood had worked during their days on the television series Rawhide. Eastwood plays an innocent rancher who is mistaken for a cattle rustler and sentenced to hang by an angry mob. When he is saved from the noose by a passing lawman, he embarks on a renegade campaign of vengeance against the men who attempted to lynch him. Hang 'Em High offers a number of memorable moments and stylistic flourishes, and features a superb supporting cast of Western veterans, including Ben Johnson, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, L.Q. Jones, and the "Skipper" himself, Alan Hale Jr. Made just three years before Dirty Harry, the film marked a turning point for Eastwood, who would soon move into a prolific period of contemporary thrillers. --Jeff Shannon

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They riddled him with bullets. They strung him up. They left him to die. But they made two fatal mistakes: they hanged the wrong man...and they didn't finish the job. In his first American-made western, Clint Eastwood indelibly carves his niche as the quintessential tough guycool-headed, iron-willed and unrelenting in his pursuit of revenge. Oklahoma, 1873. Jed Cooper (Eastwood), mistaken for a rustler and killer, is lynched on the spot by crooked lawman Captain Wilson (Ed Begley) and a rampaging band of vigilantes. But as Wilson and his gang flee the scene, there's one very important detail they've overlooked: Cooper is still alive! Out for justiceand vengeanceCooper takes on the job of deputy marshal...and, one by one, tracks down the nine men who "done him wrong."

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Action galore, great filming, and a good revenge plot. Undertaker  |  11 reviewers made a similar statement
The plot seems more cohesive and focused, with some moral purpose or historical message. JANE E. GROTH  |  7 reviewers made a similar statement
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35 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Surprisingly enough, I'd never seen this Clint Eastwood masterpiece before. This was a regrettable mistake as it is a great western. Hang `em High is Clint Eastwood's first American "spaghetti" western and undoubtedly the one that furthered his launch into mega stardom. Upon excitedly opening the DVD case and placing the DVD into the player, one discovers that the only special feature is a theatrical trailer. This is fine, as one doesn't truly purchase these DVD's for special features as much as they do for the movie. While watching the theatrical trailer, I got the impression that this movie seemed as though it might lack the "true grit" style of his previous spaghetti westerns; this impression couldn't have been farther off though. Hang `em High has a truly well written script and is played perfectly by all involved.

The premise:

Clint Eastwood plays Jed Cooper, a former law man from St. Louis, MO. As the movie begins, we see him herding cattle past a river and he's approached by nine riders. We soon learn that Jed thought he'd purchased these cattle honestly, but the person he bought them from was a criminal and now Jed's going to pay for it because these nine riders are a lynch mob and they intend to hang Jed.

Fortunately for Jed, a law man comes by and cuts him down from the tree before he dies and throws him in the wagon with a bunch of other criminals headed towards the only court in the Oklahoma territory and run by the "Hanging Judge." As luck would have it though, his story checks out and the judge offers him a job as a Federal Marshal. What follows is a great western filled with Clint Eastwood's "true grit" western hero style as he sets out for vengeance upon those who attempted but failed to hang him....

I would highly recommend this outstanding western for those who favor this genre heavily or casually and especially for those who are Eastwood fans! {ssintrepid} Read more ›

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Western! November 30, 2002
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Along with the Sergio Leone trilogy, this movie helped make the Clint Eastwood legend. It is the simplest story line (after love) - revenge. Eastwood is an everyman, just a rancher. He buys some cattle from a passing drive, only to learn they are stolen. The true owners come along, and hang him before the truth can be ascertained. A passing lawman finds him swinging from a tree, saves his life and puts him in a jail wagon until his story can be figured out. The rest of the movie is Eastwood's tracking down those bad guys (not relevant is the fact that for the most part they are "good and true citizens") and bringing them to justice; either at the jailhouse or by his bullets. And Eastwood revenge is something else - he even shoots the dog!

Eastwood's character, Marshall Cooper is another strong and silent type, just like "The Man With No Name" whom we have come to expect in the Leone westerns. Unlike the spaghetti westerns, though, this time while he is again basically a good guy, he is now on the establishment side.

Eastwood is joined by a positively fabulous supporting cast: Western veterans Ben Johnson and Ed Begley, Pat Hingle as a true hangin' judge, Dennis Hopper (who is such a psycho even then, we are glad to see that he is the first guy killed in the film), Bruce Dern, L.Q. Jones. Surprising appearances are entered by Gilligan's Skipper, Alan Hale and Steve McGarrett's Five-0 sidekick "Dano", James McArthur. And for the true Star Trek cognoscenti, we have an appearance by Mark Leonard, who gave up his job as Oklahoma Territory Prosecuting Attorney to become Sarek, a/k/a Father of Spock.

Unlike some other reviewers, I found the more polished (as opposed to the Leone western trilogy) soundtrack superior to the movies which had preceded it....

It is one of my very favorite shoot-em-ups. As reviewer L.S.W. says, western fans need this movie. Read more ›

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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Ghost Hunters January 15, 2003
Format:DVD
This review refers to the MGM DVD edition of "Hang Em High"....

So..What's our boy Clint up to in this great western? Well, he gets beat up, strung up, fed up, shot up(all very tough to take for the Eastwood fan), and then hung up on the beautiful Inger Stevens.

Eastwood plays Jed Cooper, an ex-lawman, now looking to get into the cattle business.After purchasing his cattle, he is mistaken for a rustler and murderer by nine very angry men. They take the law into their own hands,they lynch him and then leave him for dead.(No spoilers here folks, this all happens in the first 5 minutes!)Their actions will come back to haunt them though...

A lawman finds Cooper in the nick of time, cuts him down and brings him before a tough judge. After being found innocent,he puts the badge back on and goes after these vigilantes with a vengance.He is to bring these guys back alive(Yeah Right!) so they can recieve the justice due to them.There are lots of great western action and tension filled moments as he hunts them down and of course some romance, as Cooper falls for Rachel(Stevens),another who is hunting her own ghosts.

This was Eastwood's first American made western. Although you may see shades of the "Fistful of Dollars" trilogy in Clint's character, this is a great western story in itself. His costars in this one are legendary western actors themselves. To name a few there's Ben Johnson, Ed Begley, Bruce Dern and Pat Hingle.Some other notables to watch for are Alan Hale Jr., LQ Jones, Dennis Hopper, James MacArthur and Arlene Golonka.It was directed by Ted Post,and has a great score by Dominic Frontiere.

The film made in 1968 is a decent transfer to this DVD.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Not the show I remember watching as a kid, but...
While I was watching this movie, I realized it was not the movie I saw on TV as a kid. It is still a good movie, however, but definitely not for kids.
Published 16 days ago by Mirl
3.0 out of 5 stars Good movie, not too great disk
This is one of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies. That being said. No new master was used to make this BluRay. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Frank Lattermann
4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly modern in its themes of political and moral relativism.
Surprisingly modern in its themes of political and moral relativism.

How does a judge stay ahead of the mob-- does he go by the book and lose control to that mob, or... Read more
Published 29 days ago by V. R. Padgett
5.0 out of 5 stars Dark justice
Whatever role Eastwood plays, I'm a fan. Even liked those spaghetti westerns, that's how a great and loyal a fan I am.
Published 1 month ago by Kenneth Myron Bonnell
5.0 out of 5 stars Clint Eastwood!
One of my all time favorite classic westerns.I like Clint almost as much as the Duke,John Wayne!As good as The Good,Bad and Ugly.Starting a colections of Clint's Western.
Published 1 month ago by GREAT SCOTT 51
4.0 out of 5 stars COULD HAVE BEEN A CLASSIC IF ONLY THEY HAD...
... completely eliminated Inger Stevens' useless role which dragged the film into "high-snooze" mode whenever she appeared. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Richard J. Oravitz
4.0 out of 5 stars Hang 'em High
Simply put we are Clint Eastwood fans. Very enjoyable for an old time western. It is now one of the many in our collection.
Published 2 months ago by Penny
5.0 out of 5 stars An old favorite
Love the question "Now preacher?" given by one of the condemned at execution time.
How do you rate this product? = Very good
Published 2 months ago by Donald A. Wunsche
5.0 out of 5 stars Husband gift
Got it for hubby. He is thrilled. His VHS tape plain wore out. It arrived in perfect shape and brought a smile to my favorite guy's face. Good bargain
Published 3 months ago by D. Lantz
5.0 out of 5 stars Hang'em
This is one of my favorite movies. It shows justice in the Old West style. An absolutely great western, highly recommend Hang'em High.
Published 3 months ago by Mike
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Copying The Good, The Bad and The Ugly quite a bit!
Good observations Wise One.Inger Stevens was good in anything she did and you can feel the pain of her character. I love most of Clint's westerns all the way from "Rawhide" through the Italian phase and beyond.I wished that he had been in "Once Upon A time In the West" playing... Read more
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