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Pale Rider (1985)

R 115 min  -  Western  -   28 June 1985 (USA)
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A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.

Director:

Clint Eastwood
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Clint Eastwood ...
Michael Moriarty ...
Carrie Snodgress Carrie Snodgress ...
Chris Penn ...
Josh LaHood (as Christopher Penn)
Richard Dysart Richard Dysart ...
Sydney Penny ...
Richard Kiel ...
Doug McGrath Doug McGrath ...
John Russell John Russell ...
Charles Hallahan Charles Hallahan ...
Marvin J. McIntyre Marvin J. McIntyre ...
Fran Ryan Fran Ryan ...
Richard Hamilton Richard Hamilton ...
Graham Paul Graham Paul ...
Chuck Lafont Chuck Lafont ...
Eddie Conway (as Chuck LaFont)
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Storyline

A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners. Written by David J. Kiseleski <davidk269@aol.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Preacher | Gold | Miner | Sheriff | Prospector  | See more »

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... and hell followed with him. See more »

Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El jinete pálido See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$6,900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$41,400,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Malpaso Company, The See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Though there is no direct relation in the scripts, Eastwood previously starred in a similarly named segment of his TV series: Incident of the Pale Rider in 1963. See more »

Goofs

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Barrett speaks of a four ounce nugget being a quarter-pound of gold. Precious metals (gold, silver and platinum) are measured by Troy weight, which has 12 ounces per pound. See more »

Quotes

The Preacher: Meantime, why don't you put me to work?
Hull Barret: Oh no, I couldn't ask you to, uh... Well, I mean, ya know - maybe if there was somethin' spiritual.
The Preacher: Well, that Spirit ain't worth spit without a little exercise. Now you tell me where.
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Connections

Featured in "Biography: Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso" (1994) See more »