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Where was High Plains Drifter filmed?

1975 film, directed by Clint Eastwood.

  • California

The story is set in Arizona, about 504 miles (812 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Arizona
Filmed in
California
Distance
About 504 miles (812 km) between Arizona and the nearest filming location.

About High Plains Drifter

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Released
1975
Director
Clint Eastwood
Cast
Clint EastwoodVerna BloomMarianna HillMitchell RyanJack GingGeoffrey LewisScott WalkerRichard BullRobert DonnerJohn Hillerman
Genre
WesternDramaSupernatural HorrorSupernatural

The story

A mysterious, unnamed stranger rides out of the desert into the isolated mining town of Lago in the American Old West.

When the attractive, blonde townswoman Callie Travers flirtatiously insults him, he rapes her in the livery stable.

Though the shots appear accurate, the Stranger emerges uninjured.

Famous lines from High Plains Drifter

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Uh, no.Mayor Jason Hobart
  • I didn't.The Stranger
  • What about?The Stranger
  • Billy Borders.Sheriff Dan Shaw
  • Don't know the man.The Stranger

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