
A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher (Clint Eastwood) rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.... (Full plot summary below)
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A gold mining camp in the California foothills is besieged by a neighboring landowner intent on stealing their claims. A preacher (Clint Eastwood) rides into camp and uses all of his powers of persuasion to convince the landowner to give up his attacks on the miners.
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| Movie MetropolisJames PlathA severely underrated western, one of Eastwood's most stylish. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertNo 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. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbyThis veteran movie icon handles both jobs with such intelligence and facility I'm just now beginning to realize that, though Mr. Eastwood may have been improving over the years, it's also taken all these years for most of us to recognize his very consistent grace and wit as a film maker. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrThough the metaphysical overtones of the screenplay are sometimes awkwardly handled and Eastwood's direction of actors (other than himself) is occasionally uncertain, this was one of the better American films of 1985. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatClint Eastwood stars as the mysterious stranger who arrives in a town and challenges the citizens to fight evil. |
| Miami HeraldBill CosfordPale Rider may be a risk simply because westerns are not in vogue right now at the box office, but fresh and challenging westerns with Clint Eastwood always will be in vogue. |
| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonIt's a lightweight, easygoing affair, reminiscent of some of Hawks' or Ford's lesser Westerns. |
| Movie MetropolisJohn J. Puccio...who else would you want coming to your rescue than the Preacher Man With No Name? |
| Time OutDerek AdamsIt's good to be back in the saddle again. |
| VarietyVariety StaffIt's all been seen before, but Eastwood serves it up with authority, fine craftsmanship and a frequent sense of fun. |