Hang 'em High (1968)

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• 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
  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 then. This is more like a toned down version of the Sergio Leone spaghettis. It does pose some serious questions about the morality of Capital Punishment, but in terms of entertainment, it gets nowhere near to Leone's Dollar Trilogy.

• 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
  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 it's about the politics of the time and not just a revenge story set in the west. The corrupt nature of the courts is extremely fascinating and an important message. The greatest aspect is the incredibly bizarre style, it almost has a b-movie horror feel to it. The music, shooting style and acting is all great. Ted Post has a great eye for capturing a certain look for his movies and this is no exception.

• ♥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
  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, it's not the worst movie I've ever seen but it's boring, the pacing is yawn-inducing and it's downright unengaging. It comes off like a revenge flick that's got all the potential to be great but turns as dull as Inger Stevens' performance. Fast. I got excited to see Dennis Hopper in the opening credits but he's got -2 minutes of screen time. The rest of the supporting cast is alright (Pat Hingle as Eastwood's handler and Bruce Dern in his signature dick role) but I really had to force myself through the last hour and 45 minutes to make it through.

• 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
  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 than your average cowboy flick!

• Randy T

  
  A good old fashioned western where vigilante justice goes awry by hanging the wrong man (see also: <i>The Ox-Bow Incident</i>), and Bruce Dern is an unlikable a-hole (see also: <i>The Cowboys</i>, <i>The War Wagon</i>, four episodes of… More
  A good old fashioned western where vigilante justice goes awry by hanging the wrong man (see also: <i>The Ox-Bow Incident</i>), and Bruce Dern is an unlikable a-hole (see also: <i>The Cowboys</i>, <i>The War Wagon</i>, four episodes of <i>Gunsmoke</i>, five episodes of <i>The Big Valley</i>, etc., etc., etc...).

• Jason O

  
  One of my favorite Eastwood westerns, along with Outlaw Josey Wales. Better than all the Dollars movies to me.

• danny d

  
  quite easily one of the greatest westerns of all time. eastwood was iconic in many westerns but this might be his best, and the story was captivating from the first moment. great dialogue and an epic feel make this a classic not to be missed.

• xGary X

  
  An innocent rancher is strung up by a lynch mob but recovers and becomes a lawman set on tracking down the would-be killers. Made directly after Clint's successful collaborations with Sergio Leone, this is Hollywood's attempt to cash in on his newfound fame. Unfortunately it… More
  An innocent rancher is strung up by a lynch mob but recovers and becomes a lawman set on tracking down the would-be killers. Made directly after Clint's successful collaborations with Sergio Leone, this is Hollywood's attempt to cash in on his newfound fame. Unfortunately it falls short of aping the spaghetti western classics thanks to efficient but artless direction and a less than stellar supporting cast. There's a memorable appearance by Dennis Hopper in an early role but his character is all too quickly disposed of, and the film stalls at exactly the wrong moment because of a rather pointless and logic-free romantic interlude. Clint's steely eyed charisma does manage to carry it though, and there are a couple of decent sequences, but the ending felt like a TV pilot and it comes across as exactly what it is; a pale imitation of a Leone western.

• Lafe F

  
  A decent western with Cline Eastwood looking for the men who tried to hang him. I remember it had the skipper from "Gilligan's Island" as one of the baddies.

• Dean M

  
  Eastwood's good as the quintes-sential tough guy - cool-headed, iron willed and unrelenting in his pursuit of revenge.

• Byron B

  
  Not as stylized as Leone's version of the American west that made Eastwood a star. Just a bit grittier than most TV westerns being made at the time. Eastwood is allowed more dialog as Jed Cooper. He also has a tryst with a prostitute and a romance with a haunted widow who runs… More
  Not as stylized as Leone's version of the American west that made Eastwood a star. Just a bit grittier than most TV westerns being made at the time. Eastwood is allowed more dialog as Jed Cooper. He also has a tryst with a prostitute and a romance with a haunted widow who runs the general store in this one. Throughout the movie Cooper miraculously survives a couple murder attempts. He is made a deputy marshal by the judge of the Oklahoma territory (Hingle) and uses the badge to bring a lynch mob to justice. Some other crimes call him to veer off his one mission in order to uphold the law occasionally too. Cooper and the Judge don't see eye to eye on what justice is, and capitol punishment becomes the issue. The movie was a little boring at times and doesn't leave the audience with a great deal of closure.

• Chris B

  
  A solid western about a man (Clint Eastwood) who is wrongly hung, but he survives thanks to a passing deputy and an old rope. This is a film not just about his revenge on the nine men who tried to kill him in their way of justice but about the many injustices of the time. A solid film… More
  A solid western about a man (Clint Eastwood) who is wrongly hung, but he survives thanks to a passing deputy and an old rope. This is a film not just about his revenge on the nine men who tried to kill him in their way of justice but about the many injustices of the time. A solid film with great acting and memorable quotes, Recommended to western and Clint Eastwood fans.

• Jim W

  
  Clint Eastwood stars as a former lawman who agrees to be a Marshall to capture the men who tried lynching him for something he didn't do. Hang 'em High isn't as good as Eastwood's earlier Westerns like the Good the Bad and The Ugly, but it's not a bad movie… More
  Clint Eastwood stars as a former lawman who agrees to be a Marshall to capture the men who tried lynching him for something he didn't do. Hang 'em High isn't as good as Eastwood's earlier Westerns like the Good the Bad and The Ugly, but it's not a bad movie either. The film has plenty of action and a good plot.

• Jonny C

  
  Good Western starring Clint Eastwood. When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. This is Eastwood's first movie after his success with Sergio Leone, and I guess Hollywood was trying to cash in on their… More
  Good Western starring Clint Eastwood. When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. This is Eastwood's first movie after his success with Sergio Leone, and I guess Hollywood was trying to cash in on their new star. Hang 'em High may be a little slow in parts and lack the artful direction that the Spaghetti Westerns had, but it's a pretty honest portrayal of the old west, with good supporting performances and some nice cinematography. Overall. worth watching just for Clint's charisma and badass attitude.

• Andre T

  
  An atempt to make a spaghetti western in the states, with a lot of cliches but a little melodramatic and boring.

• James K

  
  While this was a big screen movie, it felt more like a TV pilot to me.

• Sean S

  
  Clint Eastwood does westerns so well. Tries to find the line between justice and revenge.

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