

Pale Rider
...and hell followed with him.
A mysterious preacher protects a humble prospector village from a greedy mining company trying to encroach on their land.
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7.2/10
1,267 votes
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $6.9M
- Box office
- $41.4M
- Language
- English
- gunslinger
- showdown
- blackmail
- marshal
- mine
- settler
- gold mining town
- remake
- killer
- protector
- preacher
- gold prospector
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United States of America
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR28 Jun 1985
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical154 Oct 1985
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalM3 Oct 1985
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1618 Jul 1985
BelgiumBE
- Theatrical1828 Jun 1985
- TheatricalGent19 Sept 1985
BrazilBR
- Theatrical1430 Oct 1985
ColombiaCO
- Theatrical27 Feb 1986
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical1520 Sept 1985
FranceFR
- PremiereCannes Film Festival13 May 1985
- Theatrical14 Aug 1985
- TVFrance•324 Nov 2025
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1623 Oct 1985
GreeceGR
- Theatrical162 Oct 1985
IrelandIE
- Theatrical164 Oct 1985
Frequently asked questions
Pale Rider was released on 28 June 1985.
Audience reviews
3- J8/10
John Chard
3/21/2014
You can't beat a good bit of Hickory. The opening to Pale Rider is just excellent, at first all is calm and serene, but then the peace is shattered by the thundering of hooves. A group of men employed by Coy LaHood, tear thru a small mining community, shooting guns and trampling over all in their way. During this callous act of bullying, one of the men shoots and kills young Megan's dog. When Megan buries her belo…
- R8/10
r96sk
2/1/2022
This is a good'un. <em>'Pale Rider'</em> features an enjoyable story featuring the gold rush, while the characters are all solid - Clint Eastwood gives a strong performance in the lead role, though I would've liked to have seen more of John Russell and his character. I don't think it's perfect or anything, but I got entertainment from it and that's enough for me - I've not got much more to note.
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
9/1/2025
If you’re_italic text_ a regular watcher of Westerns, then you’ll be familiar enough with the format of the film. A bunch of prospectors are being bullied by a local kingpin determined to muscle-in on their land and intimidate, or kill, them out of their claims. A bit like “Sir Galahad”, a travelling preacher (Clint Eastwood) arrives and is soon trying to galvanise their efforts to thwart the ambitions of the calcula…
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