A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

Stephen Porzio

It has a 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes.

Our TV movie pick for tonight (Friday, 4 October) is Hang ‘Em High, the 1968 revisionist Western starring Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood.

The film sees Eastwood play Jed Cooper, a man falsely accused of a cattle rustling crime by a gang of men who unsuccessfully attempt to lynch him as punishment.

Saved by marshal Dave Bliss (Ben Johnson) and judge Adam Fenton (Pat Hingle), the lawmen offer Cooper a job as a federal marshal with the caveat that he not abuse his new power to seek revenge against his tormentors.

“But, when Cooper finds that some of the men who attacked him are involved in another set of crimes, he fights to bring them to justice,” the plot synopsis reads.

Hang ‘Em High is a part of cinema history for marking Eastwood’s first starring role in a Hollywood movie following his iconic Dollars trilogy of spaghetti Westerns from Italy.

Praised for its dark story, its thoughtful exploration of frontier justice and Eastwood’s classic lead turn, Hang ‘Em High holds a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score.

The film is airing on TV tonight on TG4 at 9.35pm. It is also available to rent on Apple TV and the Sky Store.

Here are the other movies on TV tonight:

Jaws – ITV4 – 9pm

Steven Spielberg’s breakthrough thriller is still the best shark flick ever.

The Green Mile – Film4 – 9pm

An excellent Stephen King adaptation starring Tom Hanks and Michael Clarke Duncan.

Angel Has Fallen – E4 – 9pm

The third and last to date entry in Gerald Butler’s Has Fallen action franchise.

Lone Survivor – Legend – 9pm

Mark Wahlberg headlines this tense war thriller set in Afghanistan.

Aftermath – Legend Xtra – 9pm

Inspired by real events, this 2017 thriller centres on a man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) who seeks justice after his family are killed in a plane crash.

Man on a Ledge – Sky Showcase – 10pm

In this 2012 thriller, Sam Worthington is a man on a ledge.

The Other Man – RTÉ2 – 10pm

This 2008 psychological thriller stars Liam Nesson as a husband who suspects his wife (Laura Linney) of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man (Antonio Banderas) in her life.

Rabid – Legend Xtra – 10.55pm

A so-so remake of acclaimed filmmaker David Cronenberg’s ’70s cult body horror of the same name.

Ghost Stories – BBC Two – 11.05pm

The brilliantly creepy British anthology horror film from 2017 focusing on a man (co-writer and co-director Andy Nyman) who is devoted to debunking fraudulent psychics.

White Squall – RTÉ One – 11.15pm

Recently referenced in The Bear, this Ridley Scott-directed cult ’90s flick is based on true events and sees Jeff Bridges plays a ship captain who mentors a group of teenagers.

Drive Hard – Legend – 11.25pm

In this direct-to-video action buddy flick, a professional thief (John Cusack) takes a former race car driver (Thomas Jane) hostage and forces him to drive his getaway car.

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