High Noon

1952
U
1h 25m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

113K

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Classical Western Drama Thriller Western

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 "se... Read allA 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.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.

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Writers
- Carl Foreman
- John W. Cunningham
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

113K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

4,949

2,141

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Writers
- Carl Foreman
- John W. Cunningham
Stars

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Won 4 Oscars
- 18 wins & 12 nominations total

Martin Howe
(as Lon Chaney)

Harry Morgan

Sam Fuller
(as Henry Morgan)

Ian MacDonald

Frank Miller

Eve McVeagh

Mildred Fuller

Morgan Farley

Dr. Mahin

Harry Shannon

Cooper

Lee Van Cleef

Jack Colby

Robert J. Wilke

Jim Pierce
(as Robert Wilke)

Sheb Wooley

Ben Miller

Lee Aaker

Boy
(uncredited)

Ernest Baldwin

Townsman
(uncredited)

Benjie Bancroft

Church Member
(uncredited)

Director
- Fred Zinnemann
Writers
- Carl Foreman
- John W. Cunningham
All cast & crew
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Trivia
In 1951, after 25 years in show business, Gary Cooper's professional reputation was in decline, and he was dropped from the "Motion Picture Herald's" list of the top-ten box-office performers. In the following year, he made a big comeback, at the age of 51, with this film.

Goofs
In a number of scenes there are Pabst Brewing signs seen on the inside and outside walls of the saloon. Although Pabst did brew in 1848, it did so under the name Best and Company and did not change to Pabst until 1889; the 37-star flag suggests the setting dates are between 1867-77.

Quotes
Helen Ramírez: You're a good-looking boy: you've big, broad shoulders. But he's a man. And it takes more than big, broad shoulders to make a man.

Connections
Edited into Darkness at High Noon: The Carl Foreman Documents (2002)

Soundtracks
High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin')
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Lyrics by Ned Washington
Performed by Tex Ritter
[Played over the opening title card and credits; excerpts played throughout the movie]

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Featured review

10/10

superlative 50s western

Gary Cooper's greatest role, at 50, as the newly-married sheriff, Will Kane, left to fend for himself against his returning enemies, abandoned by the town he remains loyal to, and played out in real time through its 90 minute running time.

Ably supported by Grace Kelly as his pacifist Quaker wife, who discovers love and right triumphs over long-held preconceptions; Katy Jurado as Kane's former mistress, a fiery Latino type; and Lloyd Bridges as the feisty deputy; Cooper runs away with the acting honours. The theme tune by Tex Ritter is also worthy of note.

High Noon' works because of its tightly written script, its cracking pace and crackling tension. I've seen the film many times and always see something different to notice and admire; still, I'd love to see it again for the first time and not know the twists and turns, not know how it ends. A fabulous film one of the best.