Many of the legendary Clint Eastwood’s western films are fan favorites and famous. Films like Unforgiven, Pale Rider, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly helped define the genre. But Eastwood’s first Hollywood Western film was less well-known.
It’s called Hang ‘Em High, it was filmed in 1962, and you can watch it for free. The movie is available for free (with ads) By YouTube TV. The film can also be watched for free On Tubi. it’s also free on pluto tv And on Amazon Prime (if you have a subscription to it.)
YouTube TV explains, “Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood), a former lawyer turned cattleman, is tending a small herd of cattle when a group of nine men on horseback, led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley Sr.), arrive and accuse him of stealing the cattle and killing their owner.” “They refuse to believe his account, grab him by the neck and leave him for dead. Luckily for him, they didn’t do the job properly and as Cooper hangs there, barely alive, Deputy US Marshal Bliss (Ben Johnson) spots him and cuts him down.”
Fans hail Clint Eastwood’s ‘Hang ‘Em High’ as gritty, tense and ‘the best ever’
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Fans took to YouTube TV’s comment thread. One fan wrote, “Back then these good westerns with Clint Eastwood, John Wayne, etc. were usually in the Saturday Night Movies – as kids we would take baths and watch these movies with soda and popcorn. Kids today have no idea what they’re missing.”
Another fan wrote, “Clint Eastwood’s American debut and he nails it – gritty, tense and unforgettable. One of the best revenge westerns ever made.”
Some fans prefer Eastwood’s old western costumes to his modern costumes.
One film fan said, “All of Clint’s old westerns are the best movies ever made and they never get old and can be watched every time.” Another person wrote, “No one can play a western better than Clint.”
‘Hang ‘Em High’ has a 92% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
The film performed better among critics than audiences. on rotten tomatoesBut critics have given it an overwhelmingly positive rating of 92%.
Audience members gave it a 73% rating on the website Rotten Tomatoes.
according to roger ebert, Prior to this film, Eastwood had starred in low-budget films in places such as Spain and Italy. Hang Them High’s co-star was Ed Begley. He described the film as a “revenge story”.
As of June 23, 1967, “Principal photography began on June 19, 1967 in New Mexico DV Production Chart. After location shooting in and around Las Cruces, NM, interiors were to be filmed on rented location at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) studios in Century City, CA.afi catalog noted, He said early reviews called the film “extremely violent”. However, other reviews described “the final mass execution sequence as the film’s dramatic and artistic high point.”
“As of 21 July 1967 DV The article marked the first staged hanging ‘in which an actual noose and gibbet were used, with a tied portion of the knot used to prevent the stuntman’s neck from breaking,” wrote AFI Catalog.
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