The hickory handle in this scene, fits the pickaxe and mattock. Pale rider is a modern era western that feels right out of clint eastwood s classic western period. In addition to the obvious symbolism of clint eastwoods character, there are other important references. This is pale rider, a 1985 western directed by and starring clint eastwood. The gun used has had a regular trigger with triggerguard fitted in place of factory studtrigger.
Then a lone horseman clint eastwood, dressed as a preacher, rides into camp to help the struggling miners fight off lahood. Pale rider has a faintly biblical theme and echoes of shane. He brought back the classic western and created one of his most iconic roles. Pale rider became one of eastwoods most successful films to date. A girl kneels over the grave of her murdered dog, praying for a miracle, while off in the distance, a man rides toward town on a pale horse. Pale rider internet movie firearms database guns in. Both films were directed by and star clint eastwood and also share some similar themes. Was clint eastwood supposed to be a ghost in the movie pale rider just like he was in the movie high plains drifter. Here the stardirector crafted an exciting film in the suspenseful tradition of shane and high noon. It showcased eastwoods iconic presence and surteess gorgeous photography and was one of the few hit westerns of the 1980s.
Clint eastwood, american motionpicture actor who emerged as one of the most popular hollywood stars in the 1960s with the spaghetti westerns a fistful of dollars 1964 and the good, the bad and the ugly 1966. Pale rider 1985 full movie download full hd youtube. He has been recognized with multiple awards and nominations for his work in. Although i had got to like eastwood the actor and star more over the years, i wasnt convinced by his talent as director. To say that pale rider is a spiritual or religious film is not an exaggeration. 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. This article contains spoilers for both high plains drifter and pale rider.
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. Pale rider 1985 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A cadre of men employed by powerful stripminer coy lahood richard dysart rides into a small mining encampment and begins shooting up the place. It finds a pleasant balance between the mystical revisionism of films such as high plains drifter and the traditional western. Jan 31, 2010 what was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale rider arthur wagner. Pale rider is an american western film and clint eastwood also produced and directed this film. I recently watched high plains drifter and pale rider for the first time.
If you are a fan of westerns or even when you only like to watch one occasionally, than you should know more than enough. Clint eastwood is an american actor, filmmaker, politician, and musician. Mar 31, 2012 here is some great info of clints remington revolver. Clint eastwoods pale rider was the filmmakers first western in nearly a decade. Pale rider is the title of clint eastwood s entertaining, mystical new western, and the. Movies with clint eastwood that i watched a list of 36 titles created 10 months ago 1985 english language movie list a list of 22 titles created 9 months ago.
Pale rider is a 1985 american western film produced and directed by clint eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The miners are often harassed by thugs hired by lahood richard dysart, the corrupt corporate executive of a local mining company, who hopes to. The outlaw josey wales is memorable for the humorous dialogue between clint eastwood and the indian chief he befriends. He went on to become a prolific and respected director with.
We got this covered clint eastwood almost played bruce wayne in a batman beyond movie. What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in. Pale rider is a modern era western that feels right out of clint eastwoods classic western period. In pale rider, clint eastwood returned to the saddle after nine years and western movies were riding high again. Moja ulubiona scena z tego filmumoge ja ogladac w nieskonczonosc. Pale rider was the film that made me reconsider my response to clint eastwood the film director. 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.
Hes done many great westerns, but this one ranks up there among his best. Mar 31, 2012 the hickory handle in this scene, fits the pickaxe and mattock. Ill give you one good reason why shouldnt miss this movie. Our firearms expert and field editor phil spangenberger tells us. Pale rider 1985 the following weapons were used in the film pale rider. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. A very entertaining movie that has rousing western action, a good cast of actors and engaging sterile, pale rider never reaches the heights of eastwoods unforgiven, but is still a must see genre film for fans of eastwoods work. Eastwood also succeeds in giving his film a dark atmosphere which only adds to its intensity. Unforgiven, an epic saga about the deconstruction of the western myths. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a. 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.
Ill talk about pale rider first as thats the one i watched first. Clint eastwood and michael moriarty in pale rider clint eastwood as preacher in the 1985 movie pale rider, which he also directed. 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. 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. Pale rider is a film directed by clint eastwood with clint eastwood, sydney penny, michael moriarty, elisha cook, year. And i saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its rider s name was death, and hell followed him. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival. Unforgiven, an epic saga about the deconstruction of. So much so that i didnt realise until a few years ago that he had only made it in 1985. In my opinion clint eastwood is the one and only true hollywood cowboy. The entire film is immersed in religious symbolism and imagery. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Pale rider 1985, a film by clint eastwood theiapolis.
Eastwood is cast as a preacher with no name who crosses paths with a band of hapless gold miners hoping to strike it rich. The gun used in pale rider was a new model 1861 not an 1863 remington revolver. The least of these, pale rider falls squarely on the quite good end of the spectrum, mostly because its overshadowed by other films. Like all the other guns in the film, it is converted to fire metallic cartridges. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Eastwood stars as the preacher, who wanders into a dusty. Nov 19, 20 moja ulubiona scena z tego filmumoge ja ogladac w nieskonczonosc. Unforgiven is harsh and bleak, but contains some first class acting especially by gene hackman as the sadistic sheriff. The title is a reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is death. Watch pale rider starring clint eastwood in this western on directv. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a spiritual power and a. As a director, he somewhat continued this legacy through movies like high plains drifter and pale rider, but finally in 1992, eastwood released what many consider his final ode to the western, and his ultimate masterpiece of the genre. Was clint eastwood a ghost in the movie pale rider. Pale rider may not be as good as the directors best westerns, unforgiven and the outlaw josey wales, but it can be regarded as a strong effort in what has been an illustrious career for eastwood.
First directorial efforts screen roots with the neomythic pale rider 1985, a quasireligious western. Even without a ton of dialogue, clint eastwood earns my attention in pale rider based on pure charisma and stature. Pale rider movie trailer clint eastwood 1985 by beforethe multiplex. The supernatural westerns of clint eastwood the after. Pale rider is the title of clint eastwoods entertaining, mystical new western, and the. 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. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. 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. Clint eastwood guns in movies what did he shoot in that movie. Clint eastwood s pale rider was the filmmakers first western in nearly a decade.
What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale. Preacher clint eastwood uses a remington 1858 pocket. When property owner coy lahood richard dysart starts using a band of hooligans to terrorize a group of smalltown gold miners into giving up their territory, an enigmatic man named preacher clint eastwood arrives in. As the book of revelations puts it, behold a pale horse.
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