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7.2A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Released: 1985-06-28115 minDir: Clint EastwoodWestern, DramaBudget: $6.9MBox office: $41.4M
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Cast
- Clint Eastwood as Preacher
- Michael Moriarty as Hull Barret
- Carrie Snodgress as Sarah Wheeler
- Chris Penn as Josh LaHood
- Richard Dysart as Coy LaHood
- Sydney Penny as Megan Wheeler
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- gunslinger
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Pale Rider is a 1985 American Western film produced and directed by Clint Eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. The title is a reference to Death as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, described in the Book of Revelation (also spoken in the film's dialogue) as riding a pale horse; in the film, Eastwood rides a pale horse. The film took in over $41 million at the box office. It is Eastwood's only Western of the 1980s.
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1985 American films1985 English-language films1985 films1985 Western (genre) filmsAmerican Western (genre) fantasy filmsEnglish-language Western (genre) filmsFilms about miningFilms directed by Clint EastwoodFilms produced by Clint EastwoodFilms scored by Lennie NiehausFilms set in CaliforniaFilms set in the 1880s