Clint Eastwood rose to worldwide fame with the Dollar Trilogy. He stayed afterwards too initially true to the Western genre and took the lead role in the American film Hang It Higher. The studio wanted Sergio Leone to direct, but since he had started filming A Song of Death, Ted Post took over the directing position.
Hang it higher with Clint Eastwood can now be seen in the flat rate on Amazon Prime.
Western classic on Amazon Prime: As a victim of lynching, Eastwood seeks revenge
That’s what it’s about: After buying some cattle from a small rancher, former sheriff Jed Cooper (Clint Eastwood) wanders the prairie. There he meets a gang of nine men led by Captain Wilson (Ed Begley). They discover that there were some inconsistencies in the purchase of the cattle and consider Cooper to be a murderer and cattle thief. Without further ado, they hang it on the nearest tree.
But before he dies, Cooper is found by Marshal Dave Bliss (Ben Johnson) and brings him before Judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle). The misunderstanding is cleared up and the judge offers Cooper the job of marshal. Cooper goes from there Hunt for the menwho wanted to lynch him.
Hang it higher on Amazon Prime: The western marks Clint Eastwood’s return to Hollywood
In America, Eastwood had already worked in smaller supporting roles and in TV series for several years, but There was initially no great success. Through the Spaghetti Western For A Fistful of Dollars, Eastwood became a world-famous actor. He was also seen in the title role in the sequels to the Dollar trilogy, but it was only through the finale Two Glorious Scoundrels that Hollywood became aware of him.
While Sergio Leone subsequently worked with Charles Bronson on A Song of Death, Eastwood returned home. Thanks to the fame he gained in the States, he finally became involved with Hang Him Higher and established himself as one Star in Hollywood. It didn’t take long for him to go from star to cult figure as Dirty Harry.
Clint Eastwood is now one of the Hollywood veterans. Not just as an actor, but He also had an impressive career as a director. Recently he even announced the end of his career.
Possibly his last film, Juror No. 2, is supposed to be a courtroom film. This is about a juror who realizes during the trial that he is not entirely innocent of the victim’s death.
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