Hang 'em High (1968)
Overview
Marshall Jed Cooper survives a hanging, vowing revenge on the lynch mob that left him dangling. To carry out his oath for vengeance, he returns to his former job as a lawman. Before long, he's caught up with the nine men on his hit list and starts dispensing his own brand of Wild West justice.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,800,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 17.874 |
Directed By
Ted Post
Crew
Ted Post
Richard H. Kline
Mel Goldberg
Dominic Frontiere
Leonard J. South
John B. Goodman
Arthur Krams
Leonard Freeman
Gene Fowler Jr.
Irving L. Leonard
Walter Scott
Mel Goldberg
Leonard Freeman
Elva Martien
Frank Mayer
Al Strasser, Jr.
Carl Beonde
George Swartz
Franklin Milton
Edward B. Powell
Karen Hale Wookey
Don Olds
Robert Stambler
Donald C. Klune
Richard C. Bennett
John Caper Jr.
Jane Murray
Igo Kantor
Gene Murray
Keester Sweeney
Irving Pringle
Glenn Wright
Kenny Lee
Gene Grigg
TOP CAST
Clint Eastwood
Marshal Jed Cooper
Inger Stevens
Rachel Warren
Ed Begley
Captain Wilson
Pat Hingle
Judge Adam Fenton
Ben Johnson
Marshal Dave Bliss
Charles McGraw
Sheriff Ray Calhoun
Ruth White
Madame Sophie
Bruce Dern
Miller
Alan Hale Jr.
Matt Stone
Arlene Golonka
Jennifer
James Westerfield
Prisoner
Dennis Hopper
Prophet
L.Q. Jones
Loomis
Michael O'Sullivan
Francis Elroy Duffy
Joseph Sirola
Reno
James MacArthur
The Preacher
Bob Steele
Jenkins
Bert Freed
Schmidt
Russell Thorson
Maddow
Ned Romero
Charlie Blackfoot
Jonathan Goldsmith
Tommy
Richard Gates
Ben
Bruce Scott
Billy Joe
Tod Andrews
Defense Attorney
Mark Lenard
Prosecutor
Roy Glenn
Guard
Paul Sorensen
Prisoner on Scaffold
Richard Angarola
Posse Member
Larry J. Blake
Prisoner in Compound
John Wesley
Guard
Bill Zuckert
Sheriff
Hal England
Brother
Robert B. Williams
Elwood
Tammy Locke
Little Girl
Jerry Schumacher
Townsman
Max Wagner
Prisoner
Herbert Ellis
Swede (uncredited)
Nicholas Georgiade
Prisoner in Wagon (uncredited)
Jack Ging
Marshal Ace Hayes (uncredited)
Jack Gordon
Hanging Spectator (uncredited)
Roxanne Tunis
Extra (uncredited)
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