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.
Acting
Eastwood's physical stillness hides a man unraveling
Direction
Post's hanging scenes are genuinely suffocating to watch
Production
The Oklahoma Territory feels authentically muddy and miserable
Director
Ted Post
Clint Eastwood
Marshal Jed Cooper
Inger Stevens
Rachel Warren
Ed Begley
Captain Wilson
Pat Hingle
Judge Adam Fenton
Ben Johnson
Marshal Dave Bliss
Charles McGraw
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Ruth White
Madame Sophie
Bruce Dern
Miller
Alan Hale Jr.
Matt Stone
Arlene Golonka
Jennifer
James Westerfield
Prisoner
Dennis Hopper
Prophet
L.Q. Jones
Loomis
Michael O'Sullivan
Francis Elroy Duffy
Joseph Sirola
Reno
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Eastwood's first American-produced Western after his Dollars trilogy made him a star in Europe. He used his new clout to launch his own company, Malpaso.
Released in 1968, the film's depiction of mob violence and flawed legal systems resonated with audiences watching contemporary civil rights struggles unfold on their own screens.
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