Hang 'Em High (1968) | |
| Director(s) | Ted Post |
| Producer(s) | Leonard Freeman, Irving L. Leonard (associate), Robert Stambler (supervising) |
| Top Genres | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller/Suspense, Western |
| Top Topics | Wild West |
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Hang 'Em High Overview:
Hang 'Em High (1968) was a Western - Crime Film directed by Ted Post and produced by Leonard Freeman, Irving L. Leonard and Robert Stambler.
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Clint Eastwood in Hang 'Em High
By Rick29 on Aug 24, 2020 From Classic Film & TV CafeClint Eastwood's first American film after achieving international stardom in Sergio Leone's Dollars Trilogy was predictably a Western. What is surprising is that Eastwood chose to ignore the qualities that made Leone's Western pictures unique. I wouldn't call Hang 'Em High (1968) conventional--it's... Read full article
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[after rescuing Cooper from being lynched]
Marshal Dave Bliss: Some people call this hell, but you're still in Oklahoma Territory... Save your breath. I don't know who hung you or why, but if you're innocent, the judge will set you free. And if you're not, we'll have to take the trouble to hanging you again.
Schmidt, the Hangman: [During Duffy's speech to the crowd] You haff last request?
Cigar smoking prisoner: [Spitting out cigar] Yeah, tell him to shut up and let's get this over with.
Judge Adam Fenton: Pick up the badge, Mr. Cooper.
[Cooper glares at Fenton]
Judge Adam Fenton: Pick up the badge, or leave justice to me and my men.
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Marshal Dave Bliss: Some people call this hell, but you're still in Oklahoma Territory... Save your breath. I don't know who hung you or why, but if you're innocent, the judge will set you free. And if you're not, we'll have to take the trouble to hanging you again.
Schmidt, the Hangman: [During Duffy's speech to the crowd] You haff last request?
Cigar smoking prisoner: [Spitting out cigar] Yeah, tell him to shut up and let's get this over with.
Judge Adam Fenton: Pick up the badge, Mr. Cooper.
[Cooper glares at Fenton]
Judge Adam Fenton: Pick up the badge, or leave justice to me and my men.
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Reportedly, producer Leonard Freeman clashed with director Ted Post during production. One day Freeman showed up on the set, issuing orders and taking charge. Post wanted to confront him, but Clint Eastwood intervened. Eastwood spoke to Freeman, and Freeman left the set and didn't return. What he said was, "If you show up on this set again, there won't be a set ... won't be a cast, won't be a crew."
The first film produced by Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Company.
Sergio Leone was approached to direct this film, but he turned it down since he was working on C'era una volta il West at the time.
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The first film produced by Clint Eastwood's Malpaso Company.
Sergio Leone was approached to direct this film, but he turned it down since he was working on C'era una volta il West at the time.
read more facts about Hang 'Em High...
