Pale Rider
“...and hell followed with him.”
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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Cast
49 people
Clint Eastwood
Preacher
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Michael Moriarty
Hull Barret
Known for
Law & Order
The Stuff
Carrie Snodgress
Sarah Wheeler
Known for
Wild Things
The Fury
Chris Penn
Josh LaHood
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Rush Hour
Richard Dysart
Coy LaHood
Known for
The Thing
Back to the Future Part III
Sydney Penny
Megan Wheeler
Known for
The Thorn Birds
It's Magic, Charlie Brown
Richard Kiel
Club
Known for
Tangled
The Spy Who Loved Me
Doug McGrath
Spider Conway
Known for
Black Christmas
Twilight Zone: The Movie
John Russell
Stockburn
Known for
Rio Bravo
Yellow Sky
Charles Hallahan
McGill
Known for
The Thing
Dante's Peak
Marvin J. McIntyre
Jagou
Known for
The Running Man
Short Circuit
Fran Ryan
Ma Blankenship
Known for
Hong Kong Phooey
Private School
Clint Eastwood Director · Dennis Shryack Screenplay Michael Butler Screenplay
Worldwide gross $41M · Budget $6.9M · United States release June 28, 1985
Box office
Budget
$6,900,000
Worldwide gross
$41,400,000
Gross vs. budget
6.0×
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
Malpaso Productions
Production
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 13, 1985
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · June 28, 1985
Theatrical
Argentina
July 18, 1985 · Theatrical
Australia
October 3, 1985 · Theatrical
Belgium
June 28, 1985 · Theatrical
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical · Gent
Brazil
October 30, 1985 · Theatrical
Colombia
February 27, 1986 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 20, 1985 · Theatrical
France
August 14, 1985 · Theatrical
November 24, 2025 · TV · France•3
Germany
October 23, 1985 · Theatrical
Greece
October 2, 1985 · Theatrical
Ireland
October 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Israel
June 1, 2010 · Physical · Blu-ray
Italy
September 5, 1985 · Theatrical
Japan
September 21, 1985 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
September 19, 1985 · Theatrical
October 17, 2001 · Physical · DVD
November 8, 2002 · TV · RTL 5
October 15, 2008 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
June 28, 1985 · Theatrical
Poland
February 2, 1987 · Theatrical
Portugal
October 31, 1985 · Theatrical
Russia
November 17, 1994 · Physical · VHS
Singapore
June 1, 2010 · Physical · DVD
Spain
September 29, 1985 · Theatrical
Sweden
September 13, 1985 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 4, 1985 · Theatrical
Uruguay
November 15, 1985 · Theatrical
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