Pale Rider (1985)

Directed by

Clint Eastwood

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,216 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A stranger rides into a small mining town to help a group of prospectors who are being threatened by a greedy mining company. He uses his gun and his wits to stand up for the underdog.

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What happens

Pale Rider is a 1985 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The title is a reference to Death as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, described in the Book of Revelation (also spoken in the film's dialogue) as riding a pale horse; in the film, Eastwood rides a pale horse. The film took in over $41 million at the box office. It is Eastwood's only Western of the 1980s. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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