Pale rider is an amazingly focused and excited film. But it fails to account for the fact that shane is hideously annoying and reeks of the 1950s, and that high plains drifter is slow, rambling, random, and senseless. Eastwood appeared in several television series, most notably starring in rawhide. It just feels like it was made earlier than that, perhaps due in part to the fact that the 1980s werent exactly swimming in examples of the genre. Western drama film geregisseerd door clint eastwood. What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in. Clint eastwood is an american film actor, director, producer, and composer. Apr 28, 2010 198 videos play all pale rider 1985 full movie pale rider full movie hd 1985 the bravados classic western, full movie, gregory peck, english free full western films duration. He has since directed several other westerns, including his masterpiece unforgiven 1992. The two scenes that can interpreted either way are when the teenage girl prays for help and when she reads from the bible.
What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale. Pale rider has often been described as cross between shane and high plains drifter. Preacher clint eastwood carries a remington 1858 new army with a cartridge conversion as his sidearm in the film, and carries several preloaded cylinders to use like a modern speed loader. He has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for his work in. It was first served up through clints once owned restaurant on carmels san carlos street, the hogs breath inn. With clint eastwood, verna bloom, marianna hill, mitchell ryan. This movie has plot similarities to the classic western shane 1953, including a final scene that is very similar to the famous final scene of the earlier movie. The short lived tale of pale rider ale clint eastwood. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a. His eleventh film, pale rider is one of eastwoods most focused and wellpaced films. Clint s beautiful grey in pale rider was actually d.
Our firearms expert and field editor phil spangenberger tells us. The title is a reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is death. Pale rider is a 1985 american western film produced and directed by clint eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The gun used in pale rider was a new model 1861 not an 1863 remington revolver. A thoroughbred whose career was over but used to pony the racing horses to and from workouts and races. All actors clint eastwood, michael moriarty, carrie snodgress, chris penn, richard dysart, sydney penny. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Pale rider ale first became available in august 1997. These are commonly misnamed as the 1858 remingtonof which there is no such animal. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film.
Was clint eastwood a ghost in the movie pale rider. The hogs breath closed in 1999, but eastwood still owns his movie company, a golf course, tehama clint sportswear, and pale rider ale. Excellent collection of clint eastwood directed western films. Ill talk about pale rider first as thats the one i watched first it tells the story of a small mining town whose residents are victims of raids from the. And i saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its rider s name was death, and hell followed him. After beginning his acting career primarily with small uncredited film roles and television appearances, his career has spanned more than 50 years in both television and film productions. Mar 31, 2012 the gun used in pale rider was a new model 1861 not an 1863 remington revolver. So much so that i didnt realise until a few years ago that he had only made it in 1985. Moja ulubiona scena z tego filmumoge ja ogladac w nieskonczonosc. Pale rider is the title of clint eastwoods entertaining, mystical new western, and the name of him who sits on the pale horse is, simply, the stranger, also called preacher when he. Both films were directed by and star clint eastwood and also share some similar themes. Clint eastwood guns in movies what did he shoot in that movie. With clint eastwood, michael moriarty, carrie snodgress, sydney penny. Mar 31, 2012 the hickory handle in this scene, fits the pickaxe and mattock.
And i saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its riders name was death, and hell followed him. Million dollar baby frankie dunn 2004 unforgiven bill munny 1992 gran torino walt kowalski 2008 the bridges of madison county robert kincaid 1995 the mule earl stone 2018. Pale rider quotes 1985 clint eastwood directed this movie in 1985. Apr 25, 2012 was clint eastwood supposed to be a ghost in the movie pale rider just like he was in the movie high plains drifter. A gunfighting stranger clint eastwood comes to the small settlement of lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way. Jun 28, 1985 pale rider is the title of clint eastwood s entertaining, mystical new western, and the name of him who sits on the pale horse is, simply, the stranger, also called preacher when he chooses to. What i like about the supernatural element of pale rider is that, despite eastwood coming out and saying, after the film was released, that his character was an out and out ghost, it can still be viewed ambiguously. Then a lone horseman clint eastwood, dressed as a preacher, rides into camp to help the struggling miners fight off lahood. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a spiritual power and a. Clint eastwood, michael moriarty, carrie snodgress, chris penn en. A mysterious preacher clint eastwood protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining. It was hailed as one of the best films of 1985 and the best western to appear for a considerable period, with gene siskel of the chicago tribune remarking, this year 1985 will go down in film history as the moment clint eastwood finally earned respect as an artist.
Clint eastwood has by now become an actor whose moods and silences are so well known that the slightest suggestion will do to convey an emotion. No actor is more aware of his own instruments, and eastwood demonstrates that in pale rider, a film he dominates so completely that only later do we realize how little we really saw of him. Pale rider 1985, a film by clint eastwood theiapolis. Pale rider became one of eastwoods most successful films to date. Pale rider is a film directed by clint eastwood with clint eastwood, sydney penny, michael moriarty, elisha cook, year. Pale rider has a faintly biblical theme and echoes of shane. Jan 31, 2010 what was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale rider. One of the terrorists kills the dog of young megan. In pale rider, clint eastwood returned to the saddle after nine years and western movies were riding high again.
The outlaw josey wales is memorable for the humorous dialogue between clint eastwood and the indian chief he befriends. These are commonly misnamed as the 1858 remington of which there is no such animal. The miners are often harassed by thugs hired by lahood richard dysart, the corrupt corporate executive of a local mining company, who hopes to. Pale rider is an american western film and clint eastwood also produced and directed this film. Pale rider movie trailer clint eastwood 1985 by beforethe multiplex. Clint eastwood is an american actor, filmmaker, politician, and musician. Pale rider is a 1985 western film produced and directed by, and starring clint eastwood. Pale rider critics consensus nearly a decade after the outlaw josey wales, clint eastwood returns as a director to the genre that made his name with this elegant, spiritual western that riffs on. Look out for richard kiel in this one he played jaws in a couple of bond films and sean. Clints beautiful grey in pale rider was actually d. Eastwood sponsors the clint eastwood youth program, providing drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment for kids in and around carmel. List of awards and nominations received by clint eastwood.
The following weapons were used in the film pale rider. A mysterious preacher clint eastwood protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. In the movie pale rider, i am wondering that when the girl prayed to god for help, clint eastwood was the ghost of a man that had been killed by the assassin marshall and his deputies in the past and that he was sent as the result of a prayer in the form of a ghost that was seeking revenge because when the main bad guy told the marshall that. Here the stardirector crafted an exciting film in the suspenseful tradition of shane and high noon. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Pale rider is the title of clint eastwoods entertaining, mystical new western, and the name of him who sits on the pale horse is, simply, the. Although i had got to like eastwood the actor and star more over the years, i wasnt convinced by his talent as director. Credit must be given to eastwood, who has never received the recognition that he deserves as a great director. When the man in black with no name comes around by brian green. What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale rider arthur wagner. I breed tbs so love watching my fave actor, allergic to horses and all, riding a horse big enough for how tall he is. This is pale rider, a 1985 western directed by and starring clint eastwood.
Proudly brewed for clint eastwood by his friends at celis brewery proclaims the attractive label. Pale rider became one of eastwood s most successful films to date. Eastwood is cast as a preacher with no name who crosses paths with a band of hapless gold miners hoping to strike it rich. Nov 19, 20 moja ulubiona scena z tego filmumoge ja ogladac w nieskonczonosc. Pale rider is a modern era western that feels right out of clint eastwood s classic western period. Pale rider 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Pale rider was the film that made me reconsider my response to clint eastwood the film director. In the movie pale rider, i am wondering that when the girl prayed to god for help, clint eastwood was the ghost of a man that had been killed by the assassin marshall and his deputies in the past and that he was sent as the result of a prayer in the form of a ghost that was.
Pale rider 1985 clint eastwood in pale rider 1985 clint eastwood at an. Pale rider internet movie firearms database guns in. This is essentially directorstar clint eastwoods take on the western classic shane. The hickory handle in this scene, fits the pickaxe and mattock. Pale rider is een amerikaanse western uit 1985 onder regie van clint eastwood. Unforgiven is harsh and bleak, but contains some first class acting especially by gene hackman as the sadistic sheriff.
Set in northern california in the late 1880s, this film follows a. Met clint eastwood, michael moriarty en sydney penny. The supernatural westerns of clint eastwood the after movie. Later megan sits with her widowed mother carrie snodgress and reads from the bible. A cadre of men employed by powerful stripminer coy lahood richard dysart rides into a small mining encampment and begins shooting up the place. This article contains spoilers for both high plains drifter and pale rider i recently watched high plains drifter and pale rider for the first time. Clint eastwood was born may 31, 1930 in san francisco, the son of clinton eastwood sr.
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