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The Dwarf says he never caught the Stranger’s name. The Stranger replies, “You know my name” and then the camera pans to show the grave marker that the Dwarf is working on. It reads.
According to one popular fan theory (known as the 'ghost story' interpretation of the film), Eastwood's Stranger is the ghost of Marshal Jim Duncan: a character named during the movie's ending. Before the credits roll, The Stranger has a moment with Billy Curtis' Mordecai.
High Plains Drifter is a 1973 American Western film directed by Clint Eastwood, written by Ernest Tidyman, and produced by Robert Daley for The Malpaso Company and Universal Pictures. The film stars Eastwood as a mysterious stranger who metes out justice in a corrupt frontier mining town. [4]
The character of the ghostly stranger in “High Plains Drifter” is a complex and enigmatic figure, embodying both the tangible and the supernatural. His arrival in Lago disrupts the town’s uneasy peace, and his actions suggest he’s more than just a passing gunman.
In High Plains Drifter's final scene, it's revealed that Duncan's name has finally been painted on his unmarked grave, suggesting his spirit is finally at rest. Buddy Van Horn - who played Marshal Duncan - was also Clint Eastwood's stunt double.
Mordecai : I never did know your name... The Stranger : Yes, you do. [Mordecai stares at the stranger, confused]
What is the plot of High Plains Drifter? A gun-fighting stranger comes to the small settlement of Lago and is hired to bring the townsfolk together in an attempt to hold off three outlaws who are on their way.
As he disappears into the horizon, the camera reveals a sign reading “The Stranger Never Came Back.” This ending raises several questions: Who is the drifter? Why did he help the town? And what does his departure symbolize? 1. The drifter represents justice: One interpretation suggests that the drifter is a supernatural entity embodying justice.
What cinched it for me is that he told Mordecai that he did know his name. When the stranger rode up to him, he read the tombstone Mordecai was chiseling Jim Duncan’s name into. To me, it’s indisputable.
A mysterious drifter referred to only as "The Stranger" rides into the dismal mining town of Lago, which has a crisis on its hands: three ruthless gunmen are making their way to the town so they can settle scores over an old wrong done to them by the townspeople. After the Stranger kills a group of men hired by the cowardly townspeople to ...