I believe clint eastwood modeled his pale rider character after porter rockwell, the mormon avenging angel, who killed over 50 men. And i saw, and behold, a pale horse, and its riders name was death, and hell followed him. Pale rider 1985 one of clint eastwoods later westerns focused on a preacher with a mysterious past who comes to the aid of a peaceful mining camp being bullied by a greedy mining company. What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in. Eastwood plays a mysterious, prepotent stranger, meting out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. One of clint eastwoods later westerns focused on a preacher with a mysterious past who comes to the aid of a peaceful mining camp being bullied by a greedy. Pale rider was shot largely in the sawtooth national recreation area in central idaho, in the fall of 1984. When one thinks of westerns one of the most recognizable figures to pop up is clint eastwood. What was the make of revolver used by clint eastwood in pale rider arthur wagner. See more ideas about sydney, pale rider and clint eastwood. Clint eastwood shows the proper way to deal with bad guys in pale rider. Apparently, the town of lahood was constructed in the same area.
Alan murray was the supervising sound effects editor on pale rider, and he revealed some fascinating details of how the sound people work in an interview with fuensanta plaza in clint eastwoodmalpaso. Before pale rider, clint eastwood also filmed the western, bronco billy, around boise, idaho in 1979. A mysterious preacher clint eastwood protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land. He doesnt mention the hooves on snow effect but for horses in general, here is what they did. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. The hebrew poster was created especially for the israeli premiere of the film. The outlaw josey wales is a 1976 american revisionist western deluxe color and panavision film set during and after the american civil war. Then a lone horseman clint eastwood, dressed as a preacher, rides into camp to help the struggling miners fight off lahood. We moved every four or five months during the first 14 years of my life, so i was sent to a different church depending on wherever we lived.
It was directed by and starred clint eastwood as the eponymous josey wales, with chief dan george, sondra locke, sam bottoms, and geraldine keams. In the movie pale rider, i am wondering that when the girl prayed to god for help, clint eastwood was the ghost of a man that had been killed by the assassin marshall and his deputies in the past and that he was sent as the result of a prayer in the form of a ghost that was seeking revenge because when the main bad guy told the marshall that. In the tradition of the outlaw josey wales, eastwood stars as the nameless stranger who saves a california goldrush community from a merciless mining tycoon. Pale riders the preacher represents an end to a 20year era of rootin tootin showdowns, beatdowns, and slick oneliners that made clint eastwood a western legend and household name. Stage rider, executive producer glenn wright stage rider, costume designer terrence evans jake henderson crew clint eastwood preacher, director, producer barbara guedel makeup bob herron stunts bruce surtees cinematographer charles gaspar special effects chuck gasper special effects clint eastwood preacher, director, producer david valdes. Was clint eastwood a ghost in the movie pale rider. Pale rider ar en amerikansk vasternfilm fran 1985 med clint eastwood i huvudrollen. In pale rider, directed by eastwood but written by michael butler and dennis shyrack, like shane, the main character mostly unexplained seems to be making a lifechange from the gunfighting character the old west must have been populated with to a less violent, more community thoughtful person. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 49 produced by 3 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 production design by 1 set decoration by 1 makeup department 2 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3. Location site of town in eastwoods pale rider youtube.
Ill talk about pale rider first as thats the one i watched first it tells the story of a small mining town whose residents are victims of raids from the. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in pale rider 1985. A mysterious preacher clint eastwood protects a humble. This movie has plot similarities to the classic western shane 1953, including a final scene that is very similar to the famous final scene of the earlier movie. During the great depression, eastwood moved with his family a number of times before they finally settled. Though there is no direct relation in the scripts, clint eastwood previously starred in a similarly named segment of rawhide 1959 season five, episode twentytwo, incident of the pale rider. It just feels like it was made earlier than that, perhaps due in part to the fact that the 1980s werent exactly swimming in examples of the genre. Superstar box office champ and oscarwinner clint eastwood unforgiven, million dollar baby is back in the saddle again in one of the biggest hits of 1985. Located in the panhandle of the state, wallace is known for over a centurys worth of silver mining history and all season. The film was influenced by the work of eastwoods two major collaborators, film directors sergio. Pale rider rare candid location photos clint eastwood.
Pale rider is a western movie from 1985, by and starring clint eastwood. Here for sale is an exceptionaly rare and original over 30 years old hebrewisraeli small lobby poster for the 1985 israel premiere release of the legendary cult action western film pale rider, starring clint eastwood. English us espanol portugues brasil francais france deutsch. You likely conjure his chiseled face, scruffy beard, and flatbrimmed hat. An actionpacked adventure climaxing in one of the most exciting showdowns. The hickory handle in this scene, fits the pickaxe and mattock. Our firearms expert and field editor phil spangenberger tells us. With clint eastwood, michael moriarty, carrie snodgress, sydney penny. Pale rider is a modern era western that feels right out of clint eastwood s classic western period. Dantes peak was filmed in wallace, idaho, near coeur dalene, post falls, and spokane, washington.
Pale rider has a faintly biblical theme and echoes of shane. The outlaw josey wales is memorable for the humorous dialogue between clint eastwood and the indian chief he befriends. Pale rider is the title of clint eastwoods entertaining, mystical new western, and the name of him who sits on the pale horse is, simply, the stranger, also called preacher when he. Pale rider is a 1985 american western film produced and directed by clint eastwood, who also stars in the lead role. No actor is more aware of his own instruments, and eastwood demonstrates that in pale rider, a film he dominates so completely that only later do we realize how little we really saw of him. Andra medverkande ar richard kiel och michael moriarty. This style crown tapered off in popularity by the 1880s, but there is a man wearing a silver belly colored hat like this in a picnic photo.
The gun used in pale rider was a new model 1861 not an 1863 remington revolver. High plains drifter is a 1973 american western film directed by and starring clint eastwood, written by ernest tidyman, and produced by robert daley for malpaso company and universal pictures. Pale rider cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Clint eastwood has by now become an actor whose moods and silences are so well known that the slightest suggestion will do to convey an. Filming locations 4 filming dates 1 filming locations. The film makes use of beautiful natural scenery in idaho and california to recreate the landscape of the old west. The film tells the story of josey wales, a missouri farmer whose family is murdered by union militants. The title is a reference to the four horsemen of the apocalypse, as the rider of a pale horse is death. Pale rider is a modern era western that feels right out of clint eastwoods classic western period. Pale rider is a 1985 western film produced and directed by, and starring clint eastwood.
Pale rider was primarily filmed in the boulder mountains and the sawtooth national recreation area in central idaho, just north of sun valley in late 1984. That sound of snow crunching beneath the horses feet was undoubtedly added by the foley guys. In the tradition of the outlaw josey wales, eastwood stars as the nameless stranger who saves a california goldrush community from a. So much so that i didnt realise until a few years ago that he had only made it in 1985. These are commonly misnamed as the 1858 remingtonof which there is no such animal. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a spiritual power and a. Though his recent works as a director has allowed him to shine from behind the camera, clint eastwood will always be remembered for his contribution in. The story is simple a mysterious wandering preacher. Contentsshow plot outside the snowy mountain town of lahood. The opening credits scene featured the jagged sawtooth mountains south of stanley. Both films were directed by and star clint eastwood and also share some similar themes. Eastwood has said that he finds spirituality in nature as suggested by his western, pale rider, 1985, stating that i was born during the depression and i was brought up with no specific church. Superstar boxoffice champ and oscarwinner clint eastwood unforgiven, million dollar baby is back in the saddle again in one of the biggest hits of 1985. Later megan sits with her widowed mother carrie snodgress and reads from the bible.
Pale rider is the title of clint eastwoods entertaining, mystical new western, and the name of him who sits on the pale horse is, simply, the. The supernatural westerns of clint eastwood the after. Clint eastwood has by now become an actor whose moods and silences are so well known that the slightest suggestion will do to convey an emotion. Picture clint in his iconic roles throughout his long career, from his starmaking turn in a fistful of dollars 1964 to the academy awardwinning unforgiven 1992, from high plains drifter 1973 to pale rider 1985. I thought i would share these rather nice candid photos of clint along with actress costar sydney penny. An itinerant preacher clint eastwood helps out prospecting families being harassed by ruthless landowners in a spectacular western which, though set in california, was mainly filmed around sawtooth national recreation area on on i75 north of sun valley, 756,000 acres of scenic mountain country which encompasses the sawtooth wilderness, white. Like other eastwood western towns that were built for the occasion.
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