Hang 'Em High

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Hang 'Em High

Directed by	Ted Post
Produced by	Leonard Freeman
Written by	Leonard Freeman Mel Goldberg
Starring	Clint Eastwood
Music by	Dominic Frontiere
Editing by	Gene Fowler Jr.
Release date(s)	July 31, 1968
Running time	114 min
Language	English
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A 1968 Western film directed by Ted Post starring Clint Eastwood. Hang 'Em High is the story of an innocent man, Jed Cooper, who survives a lynching by nine men, and comes back as US Marshal Jed Cooper to see that justice is done, and to get his revenge.

In the film, actor Pat Hingle portrays a fictional judge that mirrors the true life Judge Isaac Parker, who was labelled "The Hanging Judge" due to the large number of men executed during his service as District Judge. The film also depicts the dangers of serving as a US Marshal or Deputy US Marshal during that period, as Judge Parker also had large numbers of Marshals killed while serving under him. In the film, the fictional Fort Grant, the base for operations for that District Judge seat, is also a mirror of the factual Fort Smith, Arkansas, where Judge Parker's court was located.