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- 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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- “High Noon” is a classic Western film released in It was directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Stanley Kramer.
- The movie stars Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Lloyd Bridges in lead roles.
- High Noon received critical acclaim upon its release and went on to win four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Gary Cooper.
- The film was shot in black and white, which adds to its gritty and atmospheric aesthetic.
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.
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper. In nearly real time, the film tells the story of a town marshal forced to face a gang of killers by himself. The screenplay was written by Carl Foreman.
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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.
Marshal Will Kane (played by Cooper) has just married and is about to retire and leave the western town of Hadleyville to start a new life with his Quaker wife, Amy (Grace Kelly). However, news arrives that revenge-seeking Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), whom Kane arrested years earlier, is en route with a band of outlaws. Kane initially leaves but quickly returns out of a sense of duty. When he finds the townsmen too cowardly to back him and defend their community, he decides to face the gang alone. His pacifist wife eventually backs his decision but is taken hostage by Miller, forcing a showdown with her husband. After Amy distracts Miller, Kane fatally shoots the outlaw. When the townsfolk come out of hiding, Kane throws down his badge in disgust and then leaves with Amy.
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High Noon was produced at the height of the Cold War, when the anticommunist Red Scare hysteria fanned by Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy was particularly strong. Some saw the film as an allegory about Hollywood’s failure to stand up to the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) and as a questioning of civic responsibility. (Ironically, screenwriter Carl Foreman was later blacklisted for refusing to cooperate with HUAC.) Others believed that the movie was a testament to law and order. Among those who were critical of it was Cooper’s good friend John Wayne, who called the film un-American. He and director Howard Hawks went on to make Rio Bravo (1959) as a response to High Noon.
The part of Will Kane was originally offered to Gregory Peck, who turned it down because he thought it was too similar to his role in The Gunfighter (1950). Cooper instead was cast as the weary, disillusioned lawman, and he turned in arguably the finest performance of his career. High Noon was Kelly’s second feature film, and it elevated her to stardom. The movie is presented in nearly real time, with close-ups of the clock adding suspense as it ticks toward the noon showdown. The title song, which was sung by Tex Ritter (“High Noon [Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’]”), became a classic.
•Studio: Stanley Kramer Productions
•Director: Fred Zinnemann
•Producer: Stanley Kramer
•Writer: Carl Foreman
•Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
•Running time: 85 minutes
•Gary Cooper (Marshal Will Kane)
•Grace Kelly (Amy Fowler Kane)
•Katy Jurado (Helen Ramírez)
•Lloyd Bridges (Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell)
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•Lead actor* (Gary Cooper)
•Editing*
•Score*
•Song* (“High Noon [Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin’]”)
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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
Feb 22, 2017 · High Noon ’s Secret Backstory. In this adaptation from his new book, High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic (Bloomsbury), Pulitzer Prize–winning...
High Noon (1952) is possibly the all-time best Western film ever made - a successful box-office production by Stanley Kramer and director Fred Zinnemann (who also directed From Here to Eternity (1953) and A Man For All Seasons (1966)).
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