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1* BeamMeUpScotty: The Stranger doesn't say, "I'm faster than you'll ever live to be." He actually says, "A lot faster than you'll ever live to be".
2* CompletelyDifferentTitle:
3** In Poland, the film became simply ''Mściciel'' (The Avenger).
4** In Sweden, it was called "Mannen med oxpiskan", meaning "The Man with the Bullwhip".
5* ProductionPosse: In his second film as director, Creator/ClintEastwood brought back several cast members from his debut ''Film/PlayMistyForMe'', plus composer Dee Barton and cinematographer Bruce Surtees. In fact, the cast is full of a bunch of familiar faces from all phases of Eastwood's career. Of particular note are Paul Brinegar (Wishbone on ''Series/{{Rawhide}}'') as Naylor the bar owner, and Creator/GeoffreyLewis (Stacey Bridges) in his first of seven films with Eastwood.
6* SeparatedAtBirthCasting: Deliberately invoked by Clint Eastwood. He had one of his main stunt doubles who worked on many projects with him, Buddy Van Horn, play the marshal in the flashback. The strong resemblance between helps to lend credence to the various theories about just who the Stranger is.
7* ShrugOfGod: Invoked by Creator/ClintEastwood. He had always intended that the mysterious stranger was the murdered sheriff's brother, but he liked the fan theories about who or what he was so much that he went on to make ''Film/PaleRider'' and deliberately avoid any clues as to the preacher's true identity.
8* ThoseTwoActors: For the second time in their career, after ''Film/MediumCool'', Creator/MariannaHill (Callie) and Verna Bloom (Sarah) play, respectively, a loose woman and an admirable woman who becomes something of a MoralityPet for the protagonist.

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