Clint Eastwood's Brushes With Death
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Clint Eastwood's Brushes With Death

The Man With No Name has defeated the Grim Reaper in countless Westerns. How would you rank his escapes in the following flicks?

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1 The Outlaw Josey Wales
Eastwood's determined cowboy is the lone Confederate not gunned down by the enemy, after he refuses to surrender at war's end. 759 1027
2 Unforgiven
In this drama's famous barroom scene, Eastwood beats five-to-one odds, despite his gun misfiring. 528 908
3 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Eastwood appears doomed when Tuco confronts him in a hotel room, but he's saved by an errant cannonball. 525 873
4 Pale Rider
The ghostly Preacher seems to have supernatural skills: bullets meant for him hit nothing but thin air. 507 853
5 Hang 'Em High
As a wrongly convicted man, Eastwood survives the seemingly impossible: death by hanging. 504 838
6 High Plains Drifter
When three gunmen surround Eastwood's titular mysterious stranger at a barber shop, he's got a pistol at the ready, beneath his seat. 502 826
7 A Fistful of Dollars
In this pic's final gunfight, Eastwood takes one in the chest, but (surprise!) it's deflected by a bulletproof vest. 459 791
8 For a Few Dollars More
Eastwood's bounty hunter subdues an outlaw, only to find himself surrounded by the bandit's buddies. Naturally, he's feeling lucky. 411 767
9 Two Mules for Sister Sara
A vicious arrow attack should have spelled the end for Eastwood's mercenary, but he gets hit in the shoulder. 301 767
10 Paint Your Wagon
At the start of this musical, Eastwood's character and his brother ride their wagon into a ravine. Guess who survives. -38 726