Hang 'em High

Hang 'em High (1968)

  • 92% of critics liked it
    (13 reviews)

  • 72% of users liked it
    (31,931 ratings)

Ex-lawman turned rancher Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) is moving a small herd of cattle when a group of nine men on horseback, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley Sr.), ride up and accuse him of having stolen the cattle and killed their owner. Refusing to believe his account, they string him up by the… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Leonard Freeman, Mel Goldberg
Genres
Western, Drama, Classics
In Theaters
Jul 31, 1968 Wide
United Artists

Critic Reviews

  • Charles Cassady, Common Sense Media

    High-minded Eastwood Western weighs mercy vs. justice.

  • Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion

    Ted Post's direction is especially adroit at keeping the baroque flurries bubbling under the deceptive surface of old-pro craftsmanship

  • Chris Cabin, Filmcritic.com

    Though not high-minded debate, Hang 'Em certainly counts as a solid victory lap

  • Andrew L. Urban, Urban Cinefile

    This is the film that brought Clint Eastwood (and his reefer smoking habit) back from Sergio Leoneland to Hollywood

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Move over squeaky clean John Wayne, a new darker western hero by the name of Clint Eastwood has arrived to challenge your title as top cowboy star!

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Sajin P


    A group of nine men make the mistake of hanging an innocent man without a proper trial. With the man on the rope being Mr.Clint Eastwood, they made an even BIGGER mistake of not making sure he's dead. Rescue arrives shortly and the fate of those men have been written already by… More

  • Conner R


    A near perfect western. It's an old fashioned morality tale that only Clint Eastwood could bring to life. The fact that he survives a hanging and a Robocop style shooting and then hunts down his captors is enough to gain the support of any audience member. I really like that… More

  • ♥Robyn


    A man seeks revenge on the vigilante mob that attempted to hang him for a crime he didn't commit. this movie is classic clint eastwood with all the attendant violence, gunplay and side romance his fans expect of their movie hero.

  • Michael G


    Hang 'em High is such a disappointing pile of crap. (And I'm fairly certain I watched this divorced from the fact The Good, the Bad and the Ugly came out a year prior and anything Eastwood would've followed that up with would be nowhere nearly as good.) Admittedly,… More

  • Anthony L


    There is nothing like a good western and this is a good western. Clint Eastwood, is much the same as he is in all his other old west movies, brilliant. Love this film, it's bloody brilliant. Didn't care too much for the ending mind but it's a little more intelligent… More

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