Hang 'Em High (1968)
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- Approved
- 1h 54min
- Drama, Western
- 31 Jul 1968 (USA)
- Movie
When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice.
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Cast verified as complete
Clint Eastwood | ... |
Marshal Jed Cooper
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Inger Stevens | ... |
Rachel Warren
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Ed Begley | ... |
Captain Wilson
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Pat Hingle | ... |
Judge Fenton
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Ben Johnson | ... |
Marshal Dave Bliss
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Charles McGraw | ... |
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
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Ruth White | ... |
Madame 'Peaches' Sophie
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Bruce Dern | ... |
Miller
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Alan Hale Jr. | ... |
Matt Stone
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Arlene Golonka | ... |
Jennifer
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James Westerfield | ... |
Prisoner
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Dennis Hopper | ... |
The Prophet
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L.Q. Jones | ... |
Loomis
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Michael O'Sullivan | ... |
Francis Elroy Duffy
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Joseph Sirola | ... |
Reno
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James MacArthur | ... |
The Preacher
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Bob Steele | ... |
Jenkins
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Bert Freed | ... |
Schmidt
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Russell Thorson | ... |
Maddow
(as Russell Thorsen)
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Ned Romero | ... |
Charlie Blackfoot
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Jonathan Goldsmith | ... |
Tommy
(as Jonathan Lippe)
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Richard Gates | ... |
Ben
(as Rick Gates)
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Bruce Scott | ... |
Billy Joe
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Richard Guizon |
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Tod Andrews | ... |
Defense Attorney
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Mark Lenard | ... |
Prosecutor
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Roy Glenn | ... |
Guard
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Paul Sorensen | ... |
Prisoner on Scaffold
(as Paul Sorenson)
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Richard Angarola | ... |
Posse Member
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Larry J. Blake | ... |
Prisoner in Compound
(as Larry Blake)
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Ted Thorpe |
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Robert Jones |
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Barry Cahill |
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John Wesley | ... |
Guard
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Dennis Dengate |
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Bill Zuckert | ... |
Sheriff
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Hal England | ... |
Brother
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Robert B. Williams | ... |
Elwood
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Tony Di Milo | ... |
(as Tony di Milo)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Don Ames | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Loren Brown | ... |
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
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George Calliga | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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John Cochran | ... |
Jailer (uncredited)
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George DeNormand | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Frank Ellis | ... |
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
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Herbert Ellis | ... |
Swede (uncredited)
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Joel Fluellen | ... |
Williams (uncredited)
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Nicholas Georgiade | ... |
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
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Jack Ging | ... |
Marshal Ace Hayes (uncredited)
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Jack Gordon | ... |
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
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Buck Harrington | ... |
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
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Michael Jeffers | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Michael Lembeck | ... |
Store Clerk (uncredited)
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Tammy Locke | ... |
Little girl in town with family and in wagon with family (uncredited)
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Ernesto Molinari | ... |
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
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Harvey Parry | ... |
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
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Hank Robinson | ... |
Deputy Outside Sheriff's Office (uncredited)
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Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jerry Schumacher | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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K.L. Smith | ... |
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
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Jack Tornek | ... |
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
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George Tracy | ... |
Prisoner in Compound (uncredited)
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Roxanne Tunis | ... |
Extra (uncredited)
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Max Wagner | ... |
Prisoner in Compound (uncredited)
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Directed by
Ted Post |
Written by
Leonard Freeman | ... | (written by) and |
Mel Goldberg | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Clint Eastwood | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Leonard Freeman | ... | producer (produced by) |
Irving L. Leonard | ... | associate producer (as Irving Leonard) |
Robert Stambler | ... | supervising producer |
Music by
Dominic Frontiere |
Cinematography by
Richard H. Kline | ... | director of photography (as Richard Kline) |
Leonard J. South | ... | director of photography (as Leonard South) |
Editing by
Gene Fowler Jr. |
Casting By
Jane Murray |
Art Direction by
John B. Goodman | ... | (as John Goodman) |
Set Decoration by
Arthur Krams |
Makeup Department
Irving Pringle | ... | makeup artist |
Keester Sweeney | ... | makeup artist |
John Truwe | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Frank Mayer | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard C. Bennett | ... | assistant director (as Richard Bennett) |
Donald C. Klune | ... | assistant director (as Don Klune) |
Art Department
Carl Beondé | ... | property master (as Carl Beonde) |
Sound Department
Franklin Milton | ... | recording supervisor |
Al Strasser | ... | sound (as Al Strasser Jr.) |
Special Effects by
Gene Grigg | ... | special effects (as Dewey Grigg) |
George Swartz | ... | special effects |
Stunts
Steve 'Bunker' de France | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Harvey Parry | ... | stunt coordinator (uncredited) |
Janos Prohaska | ... | stunts - hanged man (uncredited) |
Walter Scott | ... | stunt double Clint Eastwood (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elva Martien | ... | wardrobe: women's |
Gene Murray | ... | wardrobe: men's |
Glenn Wright | ... | wardrobe: men's (as Glen Wright) |
Music Department
John Caper Jr. | ... | music supervisor |
Igo Kantor | ... | music coordinator |
Edward B. Powell | ... | orchestrator |
John Caper Jr. | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
Mike Deasy | ... | musician (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Karen Hale Wookey | ... | script supervisor (as Karen Wookey) |
Transportation Department
Don Olds | ... | driver captain |
Additional Crew
Kenneth Lee | ... | wrangler (as Kenny Lee) |
Robert aaron Brown | ... | gun master (uncredited) |
Dominic Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
Ruth Santarone | ... | caterer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Leonard Freeman Production (A Co-Production of)
- The Malpaso Company (A Co-Production of)
Distributors
- United Artists (1968) (United States) (theatrical) (released through)
- United Artists (1968) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1968) (Canada) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1968) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1968) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Nova Film (1968) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Les Artistes Associés (United Artists) (1968) (France) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1969) (India) (theatrical) (as 20th Century Fox Corporation) (Bombay)
- United Artists (1969) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists de Mexico (1970) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1973) (United States) (tv) (broadcast premiere)
- 20th Century Fox Video (1982) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (Australia) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1982) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1983) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1984) (West Germany) (VHS)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1992) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1995) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1997) (United States) (VHS) (widescreen)
- Warner Home Video (1997) (United States) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (1998) (United States) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- SF Home Entertainment (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- SET India (2006) (India) (tv) (Chennai)
- Saregama India (2006) (India) (tv) (Mumbai)
- Ocean (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Rai 3 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Shout Select (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Nine Network Australia (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- Warner Bros. Home Entertainment (2020) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (reprint for MGM)
- C8 (2021) (France) (tv)
- Paris Première (2022) (France) (tv)
- 9Gem (2023) (Australia) (tv)
- KAME-TV, Reno, Nevada (1989) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Edit-Rite (sound effects)
- Pacific Title (titles and opticals)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A band of vigilantes catch Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) 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.
Written by John Oswalt |
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Taglines | Eastwood is Judge, Jury and Executioner! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $1,600,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Clint Eastwood (Marshal Jed Cooper) wore the same gun belt and holster that he (as "The Man with No Name") wore in the "Dollars" trilogy (the three "Spaghetti Western" movies directed by Sergio Leone), and that he also wore as Hogan in Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970). See more » |
Goofs | When Jed is rescued from the noose, a white vehicle can be seen flashing quickly between the trees in the distance. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Legends of the West (1992). See more » |
Soundtracks | Shall We Gather at the River? See more » |
Quotes |
Jed Cooper:
You don't remember me, do you? Reno, Cooper Hanging Party: No. Jed Cooper: [showing his hanging scar] When you hang a man, you better look at him. See more » |