Pale Rider

A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

Cast

Clint Eastwood

as Preacher

Michael Moriarty

as Hull Barret

Carrie Snodgress

as Sarah Wheeler

Chris Penn

as Josh LaHood

Richard Dysart

as Coy LaHood

Sydney Penny

as Megan Wheeler

Richard Kiel

as Club

Doug McGrath

as Spider Conway

John Russell

as Stockburn

Charles Hallahan

as McGill

Reviews

John Chard

You can't beat a good bit of Hickory. The opening to Pale Rider is just excellent, at first all is calm and serene, but then the peace is shattered by the thundering of hooves. A group of men employed by Coy LaHood, tear thru a small mining community, shooting guns and trampling over all in their...

r96sk

This is a good'un. <em>'Pale Rider'</em> features an enjoyable story featuring the gold rush, while the characters are all solid - Clint Eastwood gives a strong performance in the lead role, though I would've liked to have seen more of John Russell and his character. I don't think it's perfect...

CinemaSerf

If you’re_italic text_ a regular watcher of Westerns, then you’ll be familiar enough with the format of the film. A bunch of prospectors are being bullied by a local kingpin determined to muscle-in on their land and intimidate, or kill, them out of their claims. A bit like “Sir Galahad”, a travellin...

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