Pale Rider
A lone, enigmatic preacher rides into a struggling mining town with one purpose—to protect its people and their claim from a greedy corporation willing to crush them for profit.
“...and hell followed with him.”
Synopsis
A mysterious preacher arrives in a modest prospector village to defend it against a ruthless mining company seeking to take over their land.
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A crew of 55+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Joel CoxShot by Bruce SurteesScored by Lennie NiehausDesigned by Edward C Carfagno
Box Office
1985 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 6.0× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$41.4M
Opening weekend: $9.1M — 22% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $14.5M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,710 theaters
Also known as
- Pale Rider - Der einsame Reiterde
- Pale Rider - Der namenlose Reiterde
- El jinete pálidoes
- Pale Rider, le cavalier solitairefr
- Il cavaliere pallidoit
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Cast & Crew
55 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Clint Eastwood
as Preacher
Michael Moriarty
as Hull Barret
Carrie Snodgress
as Sarah Wheeler
Sydney Penny
as Megan Wheeler
Chris Penn
as Josh LaHood
Richard Dysart
as Coy LaHood
Richard Kiel
as Club
Doug Mcgrath
as Spider Conway
John Russell
as Stockburn
Charles Hallahan
as McGill
Marvin J Mcintyre
as Jagou
Fran Ryan
as Ma Blankenship
Supporting cast
37Richard Hamilton
as Jed Blankenship
Graham Paul
as Ev Gossage
Chuck Lafont
as Eddie Conway
Jeffrey Weissman
as Teddy Conway
Allen Keller
as Tyson
Randy Oglesby
as Elam
Herman Poppe
as Ulrik Lindquist
Kathleen Wygle
as Bess Gossage
Terrence Evans
as Jake Henderson
Jim Hitson
as Biggs
Loren Adkins
as Bossy
Tom Friedkin
as Miner Tom
S A Griffin
as Deputy Folke
Jack Radosta
as Deputy Grissom
Robert Winley
as Deputy Kobold
Billy Drago
as Deputy Mather
Jeffrey Josephson
as Deputy Sedge
John Dennis Johnston
as Deputy Tucker
Michael Adams
as Horseman
Clay M Lilley
as Horseman
Gene Hartline
as Horseman
R L Tolbert
as Horseman
Clifford Happy
as Horseman
Ross Loney
as Horseman
Larry Randles
as Horseman
Mike H Mcgaughy
as Horseman
Jerry Gatlin
as Horseman
Lloyd Nelson
as Bank Teller
Jay K Fishburn
as Telegrapher
George Orrison
as Stationmaster Whitey
Milton Murrill
as Porter
Mike Munsey
as Dentist/Barber
Keith Dillin
as Blacksmith
Buddy Van Horn
as Stage Driver
Fritz Manes
as Stage Rider
Glenn Wright
as Stage Rider
Kate Britton
as Blonde Toddler (uncredited)
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1Other crew
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