Hang em High
Crime, Drama, Western
MGM / UA  (1967) 110 mins PG-13

6.8 (7,539 votes)
Eastwood is Judge, Jury, and Executioner!

A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper and, incorrectly believing him guilty of cattle rustling and murder, hang him and leave him for dead. But he doesn't die. He returns to his former profession of lawman to hunt down his lynchers and bring them to justice....

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Cast and Crew
Clint Eastwood  ......  Marshal Jed Cooper
Pat Hingle  ......  Judge Adam Fenton
Imger Stevens  ...... 
Ed Begley  ......  Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party
Inger Stevens  ......  Rachel Warren
Ben Johnson  ......  Marshal Dave Bliss
Director  .....  Ted Post
Producer  .....  Leonard Freeman; Irving L. Leonard
Writer  .....  Leonard Freeman; Mel Goldberg
Notes
Filming Locations:
Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA (more)

Trivia:
CASTLE THUNDER: Heard several times during the rain after Jed and Rachel's picnic. (more)

Goofs:
Anachronisms: Near the end of the film when Cooper assaults Captain Wilson's house, it is guarded by a German Shepherd which didn't come into existence until 1894-1899 which is well after the time period of this film. (more)

Quotes:
[first lines]
Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party: Alright, drop your gunbelt.
Jed Cooper: What is this all about?
Loomis, Cooper Hanging Party: The captain said to drop your gunbelt.
Captain Wilson, Cooper Hanging Party: Now.
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