The ”pale rider” of Clint Eastwood`s new film is someone we have met before. A fearless gunslinger, yes, but also a mysterious man whose physical prowess is wedded to a spiritual power and a ...

But that aside, ”Pale Rider” in story terms is just formula western moviemaking. Eastwood befriends the timid (Michael Moriarty and his fiancee, played by Carrie Snodgress) and tames the ...