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Clint Eastwood's second film as a director finds the celebrated action star returning to his familiar Old West stomping grounds and his internationally acclaimed role of "The Man With No Name." This time, The Stranger (Eastwood) mysteriously appears out of the heat waves of the desert and rides into the lawless, sin-ridden town of Lago. After making a name for himself with a string of blazing gun battles, The Stranger is hired by the townspeople to provide protection from three ruthless gunmen just out of jail. The Stranger quickly proceeds to paint the entire town bright red, rename it "Hell," and supply divine retribution in the fiery, pulse-pounding climax of this acclaimed western shoot-em-up.

Release: 1973
Running Time: 101 min

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  1. dark

    06 December 2008
    Probably the most controversial film on Clint Eastwood's resume, so much that even John Wayne said he would never do a film with the man after viewing this.
    Provocative film that centers around a mysterious stranger that rides into town one day, and turns out to be the ghost of the town's sheriff that the town folk had killed. He ends up seeking revenge on them as well as the gang that whipped him to death.
    The movie is very dark and moody like film noir, and the haunting music score will run chills up and down your spine. It's obvious that the "coming back from the dead to get revenge on the gang that killed you" theme in the film also inspired later movies such as "RoboCop", "Dark Man" and even "The Crow".
    Overall, a dark decent into mankind's soul that will keep you thinking for hours after the movie had ended.

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