# High Plains Drifter (1973)

> An enigmatic gunslinger transforms a corrupt mining town into the stage for a supernatural reckoning with its buried crime.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/6802

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Western, Drama, Mystery
- Director: Clint Eastwood
- Cast: Clint Eastwood, Verna Bloom, Marianna Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Jack Ging, Stefan Gierasch, Ted Hartley, Billy Curtis
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068699/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, sardonic, eerie, classic western marathon, clint eastwood retrospective

## Synopsis

A mysterious gunslinger arrives to confront the dark secrets of a troubled town.

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- [The Great Silence (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/4384)
- [The Gunfighter (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/10470)
- [Day of Anger (1967)](https://ember.film/movie/38634)
- [Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/41652)
- [Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)](https://ember.film/movie/8717)
- [Invitation to a Gunfighter (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/37697)
- [The Grand Duel (1972)](https://ember.film/movie/42359)
- [The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)](https://ember.film/movie/5803)
- [The Car (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/14580)
- [Dirty Harry (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/815)

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