The title is derived from Revelations: "
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed ..." and the plot centers around a town besieged by a corrupt neighboring landowner and his hired thugs. Clint Eastwood, who directed the film, stars as Preacher, a mysterious stranger who rides into town at precisely the moment he is most needed. Eastwood has since referred to the character as a "ghost," an apt description given the seemingly supernatural timing of his appearances in the film, and the general strangeness others' reactions to him. (When he hears of Preacher's arrival, the landowner Stockburn replies, "That man is dead", and when he finally faces The Preacher, Stockburn utters one word: "You.") In many ways,
Pale Rider is the typical Western, but its dark moodiness, Biblical and mythological allusions, and Eastwood's stylistic vision set it apart from classics in the genre, with Preacher riding forth as one of Western's most unforgettable characters.
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