Originally Posted by
Lost Johnny
Although it's set in 1860s Mississippi where he's an injured Union soldier imprisoned in a Confederate girls' boarding school, it sort of moves away from being a typical western and morphs into this gothic horror drama. A very dark movie indeed.
I know nothing about the Malpaso company, what I do know is that Don Siegel directed the film and he collaborated with Eastwood on quite a few films during this period.
It's amazing how many exciting films Eastwood has starred in and not all the same either. Good film director too.