Pale Rider (1985) Movie poster and book cover compared.

Pale Rider

Clint Eastwood, 1985

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Pale Rider
Alan Dean Foster, 1985

NOVELIZATION

Pale Rider is a movie novelization written by Alan Dean Foster in 1985 and based on the movie of the same name, directed by Clint Eastwood in 1985. The movie features Clint Eastwood, Sydney Penny, Michael Moriarty, Chris Penn, Carrie Snodgress, Richard Dysart, and others.

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RATING

7.3

/ 10

Movie Poster: Pale Rider (Clint Eastwood, 1985)

7.2

/ 10

Book Cover: Pale Rider (Alan Dean Foster, 1985)

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Storyline

Outside the snowy mountain town of Lahood, California, thugs working for big-time miner Coy LaHood destroy the camp of a group of prospectors and their families. Coy LaHood’s son Josh attempts to scare off the Preacher with a show of strength from his giant work hand, Club, who breaks a large rock in half with a single hammer blow.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Pale Rider, the 1985 movie by Clint Eastwood

Year

1985

Minutes

115

Movie Rate

7.30

Source: IMDb

Movie

Pale Rider

Country: USA

Year: 1985

Length: 1h55m

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Cover of Pale Rider, the 1985 book by Alan Dean Foster

Year

1985

Pages

224

Book Rate

7.24

S: Goodreads

Book

Pale Rider

Country: USA

First published in: 1985

Length: 224 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Cover of Pale Rider, the 1985 book by Alan Dean Foster

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