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.
- Director
- Clint Eastwood
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $16M
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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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Box Office & Release
High Plains Drifter returned 2.9× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $6M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $16M
- Release date
- Apr 19, 1973
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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