... and hell followed with him.

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Michael Moriarty, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Dysart, Chris Penn, Sydney Penny, Richard Kiel, Charles Hallahan, John Russell, Doug McGrath, Fran Ryan

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"Nothing like a nice piece of hickory." - The Preacher

Why watch this? ... to see Mr. Eastwood ride into town and dish out a whoopin' to some nasty fellers who deserve it.

Plot Summary: A mysterious stranger known as "Preacher" arrives in a small gold mining camp being terrorized by a greedy mining company and its ruthless owner, Coy LaHood. Preacher, initially seeming to be a man of God, demonstrates an unusual aptitude for fighting and stands with the independent miners against the violent oppression of LaHood's men. This escalating conflict between the miners and LaHood's forces, supported by a corrupt marshal, builds to a confrontation where Preacher must make a stand.

Dad's Preview: This was Eastwood's return to Westerns after The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976), ten years earlier. In familiar fashion, he portrays a mysterious "preacher" who descends upon a town, on a pale horse, lorded over by ruthless thugs. His purpose, naturally, is to help those oppressed and rid the world of a few bad guys in the process. It's pure Western iconography. Eastwood's fans more than welcomed back their steely-eyed man-of-action.

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