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Malpaso Productions isClint Eastwood'sproduction company.^[1] It was established in 1967 asThe Malpaso Company by Eastwood's financial adviserIrving Leonard for the filmHang 'Em High (1968), using profits from theDollars Trilogy. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company until his death on December 13, 1969.

The name is derived fromMalpaso Creek (Spanish for "bad step", or "misstep"), located south ofCarmel-by-the-Sea, California. Eastwood had received U.S. Army basic training at nearbyFort Ord, where he remained as a lifeguard until discharged in 1953.^[2] On December 24, 1967, Eastwood bought five parcels totaling 283 acres (115 ha) of land along Malpaso Creek from Charles Sawyer.^[3] He later added more land until he owned 650 acres (260 ha). The land bordered the south bank of Malpaso Creek from the eastern side of Highway 1 to the coastal ridge. He sold it to Monterey County in 1995 for $3.08 million.^[4][5] Near the coast, a trail and later a road ran from Carmel to Big Sur during the 1800s. The creek has very steep side slopes and there was only one crossing (a ford only 10 feet (3.0 m) above sea level) until the Malpaso Creek Bridge was built in 1935 as part of Highway 1.

When Eastwood agreed to take the role ofThe Man with No Name inA Fistful of Dollars in 1964, his agent told him that it would be a "bad step" for his career. TheDollars Trilogy was surprisingly successful. After filmingWhere Eagles Dare in 1968, Eastwood grew annoyed about the money he considered wasted during these big productions. He wanted more creative control over his films and decided to form his own production company. He thought the choice of "Malpaso" was appropriate.^[6]

Irving Leonard, Eastwood's financial adviser, organized the company for Eastwood following the success of and using the earnings from theDollars Trilogy.^[7] The first feature they produced was the 1968 filmHang 'Em High. Leonard served as President of the Malpaso Company and associate producer of Eastwood's films fromHang 'Em High until his death in 1969.^[8][9]

Eastwood is known for very tightshooting schedules, finishing his films on schedule and on budget, or earlier and under budget, typically in much less time than most production companies.^[10]

Few film production companies such as Malpaso Productions have been involved with one studio for releasing its motion pictures.Warner Bros. Pictures has served as the distributor of many of Clint Eastwood's produced, directed and starred films, a relationship that has lasted for nearly half a century and resulted in more than 40 features.^[11]

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