1985 · western
Pale Rider (1985)
Directed by Clint Eastwood1h 55m1985
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
Our read: Pale Rider (1985) (1985) reads as a sombre, steady, grounded western entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Sombre, steady, measured western, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, mid-stakes, measured.
- sombre
- intense
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