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High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time , centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
Synopsis. The movie opens with outlaws Jack Colby (Lee Van Cleef), Ben Miller (Sheb Wooley), and Jim Pierce (Robert Wilke) meeting up on horseback and riding into the small town of Hadleyville on a Sunday morning. As church bells ring out, the townspeople eye the notorious gang warily.
Jun 21, 2024 · High Noon, American western film released in 1952, that is widely considered a classic of the “adult” western genre, noted for its complex exploration of morality, integrity, and duty. As the reluctant hero, Gary Cooper earned an Academy Award.
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With Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado. A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
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- Drama, Thriller, Western
- Fred Zinnemann
- 1952-07-30
Plot Synopsis. The film's credits, accompanied by the "High Noon" title song, play atop a scene of desperadoes gathering on the outskirts of a town. On a blazing summer morning [probably between 1870 and 1880], the three gang members have converged on the small, quiet, arid western town of Hadleyville (population about four hundred).
Former marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is preparing to leave the small town of Hadleyville, New Mexico, with his new bride, Amy (Grace Kelly), when he learns that local criminal...
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- Western
- PG
Dec 7, 2000 · High Noon (1952) Small-town Marshall Will Kane (Cooper) faces a lonely, dark vigil when he hears that a deadly enemy and vengeful murderer has been set free by liberal abolitionists.
