High Plains Drifter
“They'd never forget the day he drifted into town.”
A gunfighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago. After gunning down three gunmen who tried to kill him, the townsfolk decide to hire the Stranger to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
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Cast
29 people
Clint Eastwood
The Stranger
Known for
Gran Torino
Million Dollar Baby
Verna Bloom
Sarah Belding
Known for
After Hours
The Last Temptation of Christ
Marianna Hill
Callie Travers
Known for
The Godfather Part II
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Mitchell Ryan
Dave Drake
Known for
Lethal Weapon
Dharma & Greg
Jack Ging
Morgan Allen
Known for
Riptide
Play Misty for Me
Stefan Gierasch
Mayor Jason Hobart
Known for
Carrie
The Hustler
Ted Hartley
Lewis Belding
Known for
Barefoot in the Park
Ice Station Zebra
Billy Curtis
Mordecai
Known for
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Saboteur
Geoffrey Lewis
Stacey Bridges
Known for
Salem's Lot
Double Impact
Scott Walker
Bill Borders
Known for
Orca
Cahill: United States Marshal
Walter Barnes
Sheriff Sam Shaw
Known for
Every Which Way but Loose
The Big Gundown
Paul Brinegar
Lutie Naylor
Known for
Human Desire
Charro!
Clint Eastwood Director · Ernest Tidyman Writer Dee Barton Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · Budget $5.5M · United States release April 19, 1973
Box office
Budget
$5,500,000
Worldwide gross
$15,700,000
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Malpaso Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · April 6, 1973
Premiere · Los Angeles, California
United States · April 19, 1973
Theatrical
Australia
June 1, 1973 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 23, 1973 · Theatrical
June 5, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Canada
May 18, 1973 · Theatrical
Colombia
May 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Denmark
June 28, 1973 · Theatrical
Ecuador
April 23, 2021 · Physical · DVD
Finland
August 3, 1973 · Theatrical
France
August 22, 1973 · Theatrical
May 28, 1997 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 10, 2026 · TV · Paris Première
September 15, 2026 · TV · Ciné+ Classic
Germany
October 23, 1973 · Theatrical · West Germany
March 1, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
August 15, 2022 · Digital
Iran
January 2, 1974 · Theatrical
Ireland
February 22, 1974 · Theatrical
Italy
September 5, 1973 · Theatrical
Japan
June 2, 1973 · Theatrical
Mexico
November 22, 1973 · Theatrical
Netherlands
September 7, 1973 · Theatrical
February 20, 2001 · Physical · DVD
June 14, 2002 · TV · V8
September 11, 2013 · Physical · Blu ray
Poland
July 21, 1975 · Theatrical
Russia
September 18, 2001 · Digital
South Korea
April 17, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Spain
August 5, 1973 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 16, 1973 · Theatrical
Taiwan
August 15, 2022 · Digital
Türkiye
August 16, 2022 · Digital
United Arab Emirates
May 5, 2008 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 12, 1973 · Theatrical
Uruguay
April 1, 1974 · Theatrical
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