Review of Hang 'em High (1968) by Ross B — 04 Sep 2012
Ted Post directs this classic Clint Eastwood western centered around revenge. Eastwood plays Jed Cooper, a former lawman turned rancher, who is mistakenly hanged by a lynch mob for killing another rancher and taking his cattle.
The mob leaves before totally finishing the job and he is saved by a marshal. He is brought before Judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle) and given an opportunity to serve the law once more while at the same time hunting down those men who strung him up.
The film, while mostly about Eastwood's search for revenge, also focuses on the importance of law and order. The film at times questions the decisions the judge makes, all in the sake of peace. Even the judge himself wrestles with the decisions he has to make.
Eastwood is great as always as a stone cold lawman. The film moves at a quick pace and demonstrates once again while Clint Eastwood is one of the coolest men on the planet bar none.
This review of Hang 'em High (1968) was written by Ross B on 04 Sep 2012.
Hang 'em High has generally received positive reviews.
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