A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher (Clint Eastwood) rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.
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- Richard DavisMay 18, 2026One of Clint's greatest Westerns. It's right up there as another 'character with no name', who helps a tin-panning community from the commercial mining operation of LaHood. The final showdown against Stockburn and his Deputies is the jewel in this particular crown. I can watch this film over and over again.
- Vincent ReggianniniNovember 27, 2025It’s a Clint Eastwood western, and that alone has its appeal, but the movie is a bit too simplistic - feeling like a TV Movie of the week more than a grand theatrical movie. The bad guys are really bad (to remind you they shoot a dog), the good guys are really good and Clint is mysterious and profound. Maybe I am too tarnished and cynical to fall for this movie’s tropes but Eastwood is a true star - whether he’s starring or directing. As a fan of John Carpenter’s “The Thing” it is refreshing to see Richard Dysart and Charles Hallahan in roles completely different from their roles in Carpenter’s classic..
- Plexxor the Pretty GoodJuly 5, 2025The story line is ho hum but the Sawtooth Mountain Range around Ketchum, Idaho really steals the show. The epic vistas are the sleeping giant character that makes this movie worth watching...that and the man with no name replacing the cylinders on his revolver to reload it. Classic western bones.
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Pale Rider was released on June 28, 1985.
Pale Rider was directed by Clint Eastwood.
Pale Rider has a runtime of 1h 55m.
Pale Rider was produced by Clint Eastwood.
A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher (Clint Eastwood) rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.
The key characters in Pale Rider are Preacher (Clint Eastwood), Hull Barret (Michael Moriarty), Sarah Wheeler (Carrie Snodgress).
Pale Rider is rated R.
Pale Rider is a Western, Drama film.
Pale Rider has an audience rating of 8.3 out of 10.
Pale Rider had a budget of $6.9M.
Pale Rider has made $41.4M at the box office.