Production Year: 1968 - Westerns - Director: Ted Post - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Clint Eastwood, Ed Begley, Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper, Ben Johnson more
The first spaghetti western made in America (sans Leone) and Eastwood's first star vehicle made outside Europe. Eastwood's innocent cowboy miraculously survives his own hanging and... more
director Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became a box-office star and imported the style of those classic shoot-em-ups for this 1967 Western directed by Ted Post, with who...
director Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became a box-office star and imported the style of those classic shoot-em-ups for this 1967 Western directed by Ted Post, with who...
Hang 'Em High DVD
Oklahoma 1873. Jed Cooper mistaken for a rustler and killer is lynched on the spot by ... more
crooked lawman Captain Wilson and a rampaging band of vigilantes. But as Wilson and his gang flee the scene there's one very important detail they've overlooked: ...
Hang 'em High
They riddled him with bullets. They strung him up. They left him to die. But they made two ... more
fatal mistakes, they hanged the wrong man... and they didn't finish the job. In his first American-made western, Clint Eastwood indelibly carves his niche as the quintessential tough guy - cool-headed, iron-willed and unrelenting in the pursuit of revenge. Oklahoma, 1873. Jed Cooper (Eastwood), mistaken for a rustler and killer, is lynched on the spot by crooked lawman Captain Wilson and a rampaging band of vigilantes. But as Wilson and his gang flee the scene, there's one very important detail they've overlooked: Cooper is still alive! Out for justice - and vengeance - Cooper takes on the job of deputy marshal... and, one by one, tracks down the nine men who 'done him wrong'.
Hang 'Em High [DVD]
After starring in the now-legendaryDollarstrilogy of spaghetti Westerns for Italian ... more
director Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood became a box-office star and imported the style of those classic shoot-em-ups for this 1967 Western directed by Ted Post, with whom Eastwood had worked during their days on the television seriesRawhide. Eastwood plays an innocent rancher who is mistaken for a cattle rustler and sentenced to hang by an angry mob. When he is saved from the noose by a passing lawman, he embarks on a renegade campaign of vengeance against the men who attempted to lynch him.Hang 'Em Highoffers a number of memorable moments and stylistic flourishes, and features a superb supporting cast of Western veterans, including Ben Johnson, Ed Begley, Pat Hingle, Dennis Hopper, Bruce Dern, LQ Jones, and the "Skipper" himself, Alan Hale Jr Made just three years beforeDirty Harry, the film marked a turning point for Eastwood, who would soon move into a prolific period of contemporary thrillers. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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A review by brittle1906 on Hang 'Em High (DVD) July 24th, 2009
Author's product rating:
Did you enjoy it?
Liked it
Story
Outstanding
Characters / Performances
Good
Special Effects
Good
How does it compare to similar films?
Outstanding
Advantages:
A GOOD MOVIE
Disadvantages:
MAY NOT APPEAL TO EVERYONE
Recommend to potential buyers:
yes
Full review
Review of “Hang 'em High”, a DVD starring Clint Eastwood.
This DVD is not my usual cup of tea, I'm not a particular fan of either westerns or Clint Eastwood, but on a wet afternoon recently, we decided to pass away a few hours watching movies and this DVD had been loitering in the back of the cupboard unwatched for ages.
The DVD
The DVD is one of the first 'Spaghetti Westerns' actually filmed in America. The film was also instrumental in bringing Mr Eastwood into the public eye, being one of his earlier movies. The actual movie was released back in 1968 by United Artists and in my opinion has stood the test of time.
The DVD version was released in 2000 by MGM. Run time of this DVD is 1 hour 50 minutes and it is classified as suitable for age 18 and over. The genre is 'Western'.
The DVD is a fairly basic one with only a few extras included such as a Making Of The Movie Trailer, Original Theatrical Trailer, Interactive Menu and Chapter Access. I have to be honest and say that I very rarely watch special features, preferring to view the movie and draw my own conclusions. I find too much in the way of technical explanations sometimes spoils the film for me. As I didn't view any of the special features, I cannot comment on them!
Cast and director
The starring role is that of Clint Eastwood who plays the main character, Jed Cooper.
Other actors include Ed Begley, Inger Stevens, Pat Hingle, Bruce Dern, Dennis Hopper and Ben Johnson The Director is Ted Post
The Plot
The opening sequences show the main character, Jed Cooper, driving a herd of cattle towards a river. Jed is an ex-law man who has invested his savings in the cattle in the hope of starting a new life for himself as a rancher. Jed has purchased the cattle from a ranch but is unaware that he has been duped. The person who sold him the cattle had in fact murdered the rancher and then when Jed arrived on the scene, pretended to be the rightful owner of the animals. As Jed is leading his beasts across the river, a posse of nine men apprehend him and accuse him of cattle rustling, Jed denies this and is subjected to a trial and subsequently hanged. The posse leave him to die, but fortunately Jed is rescued and taken to the nearby city where he is nursed back to health and then tried for cattle rustling. He is found not guilty and as he now has no savings or cattle, he is offered a post as a law man. Jed takes the job and then decides to use his position to seek revenge on the posse members who left him for dead. If you want to know the outcome or find out about the love interest aspect of the film, you'll have to watch it for yourself!
The film does contain some fairly gruesome scenes and strong language, therefore the 18+ rating is in my opinion justified.
Availability and cost
I truly don't recall where we got this DVD or how much it cost, knowing me, not very much! However, a quick web search shows that www.amazon.co.uk are offering used editions of the DVD from 48p
My Thoughts and Conclusion
I genuinely enjoyed this DVD AS I have stated earlier in the review, I am not a fan of Westerns or indeed Mr Eastwood, yet I found this film rather compelling and the storyline good. The acting was better than in many westerns and I would recommend this film as an excellent way to pass a couple of hours even if Like me you are not 'into' westerns!
Advantages: Clint Eastwood Western (need I say more) Disadvantages: NONE
Released by United Artists in 1968 the DVD is released by MGM.
Cost ranges between £4.00 and £10.00. (Though you'd be mad to pay more than £7.00 in my view)
The disc menu has four sections to choose from:
Play (of course)
Scene Selection
Language Options
Original Theatrical Trailer
The languages are English, French, German, Italian and Spanish
There are subtitles as well in English, Dutch, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish and ... ...Begley
Pat Hingle
Inger Stevens
and last but by no means least Bruce Dern as a Slimey character which he does so well.
Written by Leonard Freeman and Mel Goldberg
Produced by Leonard Freeman
Directed by Ted Post
The plot
Jed Cooper (Eastwood) is an ex lawman who buys a small herd of cattle. Unknown to him the cattle are stolen and their true owner has been murdered. A posse of nine men capture Cooper and accuse him of rustling and murder. ...
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Great Western Review ofHang 'Em High (DVD)by
jpegington
Advantages: Excellent Film, One of the Best Disadvantages: None
...Wilson and his vigilantes then Hang Jed Cooper before fleeing when they are disturbed. The only problem is that they left Jed alive. He is taken to the Capital city where he plans to seek his revenge. He is however offered the job of deputy marshall to clean up the area and bring in justice to the men who hung him.
The story continues with Jed Cooper tracking down the men who Lynched him and gaining his revenge, but all within the law as well as ... ...begin with a review about Hang em High. First I would say that this is an excellent western with Clint's performance being outstanding. This is not the same type of film like the spaghetti westerns that he has done (like "A few dollars more" or " A Fistfull of Dollars" or "The Good, The Bad and The Ugly") however it is still an excellent western with a great story.
Clints performance as the wronged man gaining revenge is really good and he plays ...
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Advantages: great enjoyable western film eastwood at his typical best Disadvantages: none
This film was made at the united atrtist studios but was released on dvd by MGM. In terms of the dvd menu it is pretty basic with just the following :-
Play
Scene Selection
Language selection
And that is it when I bought this dvd about rwo years ago it cost me £5.99, but I have seen it in many shops such as hmv, virgin and woolworths from £4.00 to £10.00, so I would recommend you do shop around.
Produced by leonard Freeman
Also written by Leonard ... ...Ted Post.
You will see the following actors in this film :-
Clint Eastwood
Inger Stevens( the love interest)
Ed Begley
Pat Hingle as judge fenton And also starring Dennis Hopper.
This film is based in oklahoma which at the time is a territory and not a state, and without giving too much away is a motivating factor to Judge Fenton. There basically 3 stories in this film which work well together, the first part is where inger stevens is looking ...
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Advantages: Two brilliant films in on set, for a reasonable price Disadvantages: The hours you'll find devoting to learing lines and catchphrases
...These two films show Clint Eastwood at his best. For any true western fan this is a great way to get two classic films together.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly is a film full of well known lines and scene that keeps you on the edge of your seat, followed up by Hang 'emHigh and you can't go wrong.
The most attractive thing about this set for me was the fact that each film is on a seperate disc. For some reason it double sided disks irritate me, and when it comes to such epic films as these, i feel that each deserved their own disc.
When watching theses great films you wont be able to stop your self whistling the theme tunes and sitting in a room with your own hat, cheering for the bad and better guys.
This is Clint in his well known form of tough hero, who everyone loves, despite the times where you think he...
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Plot: One man survives a lynching and then seeks retribution on the nine men who strung him up.
DVD Description
The first spaghetti western made in America (sans Leone) and Eastwood's first star vehicle made outside Europe. Eastwood's innocent cowboy miraculously survives his own hanging and then treks across the frontier to bring his hangmen to justice. Highly entertaining, featuring in small parts Dern, Hopper, and cowboy veteran Bob Steele as a dungeon prisoner.
Release details
DVD Region: DVD
Studio(s): MGM ENTERTAINMENT; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Release date: 12/06/2000
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 16352 DVD
Set Designer: Arthur Krams
Barcode: 5050070004038
Production Designer: John B. Goodman
Screenwriter: Mel Goldberg, Leonard Freeman
Editor: Gene Fowler
Cinematographer: Richard H. Kline, Leonard J. South
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