Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
Clint Eastwood
as Marshal Jed Cooper
Inger Stevens
as Rachel Warren
Ed Begley
as Captain Wilson
Pat Hingle
as Judge Adam Fenton
Ben Johnson
as Marshal Dave Bliss
Charles McGraw
as Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Ruth White
as Madame Sophie
Bruce Dern
as Miller
Alan Hale Jr.
as Matt Stone
Arlene Golonka
as Jennifer
John Chard
We all have our ghosts, Marshal. Hang 'Em High is directed by ted Post and written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg. It stars Clint Eastwood, Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Ed Begley, Ben Johnson, Charles McGraw, Ruth White and Bruce Dern. Music is by Dominic Frontiere and cinematography is shared...
r96sk
<em>'Hang ’em High'</em> is entertaining stuff. I personally think the first half is much stronger than the second half, which loses its way a tad and ends up concluding in a perfectly good but not as great way as what I had wanted - based on the impressive opening hour or so. Clint Eastwood, ...
CinemaSerf
When "Cooper" (Clint Eastwood) gets caught up in a case of mistaken identity, he is all but lynched by a group of citizens convinced he has committed murder. Luckily for him, he is snatched from the jaws of death by deputy "Bliss" (Ben Johnson) who takes him in for a more legitimate hanging. Fortune...