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High Noon

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Sequel:

High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane

Remake:

Outland

Original title: High Noon
Year: 1952
Running time: 80 min.
Country: United States
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Screenwriter: Carl Foreman
Music: Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography: Floyd Crosby (B&W)
Cast: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Lee Van Cleef, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr., Harry Morgan, Ian MacDonald, Morgan Farley, Sheb Wooley, Robert J. Wilke, Harry Shannon, Eve McVeagh
Producer: Stanley Kramer Productions. Distributor: United Artists
Genre: Western. Mystery
Synopsis: A killer that Sheriff Will Kane (Gary Cooper) put away has been let out of the prison and now he and his gang of bad guys are coming to the town of Hadleyville to exact their revenge. While Kane is willing to face his enemy, the town's people who he has protected for many years abandon him. It follows the 84 minutes before the big showdown at high noon.

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Awards: 1952: 4 Academy Awards: Actor (Cooper), Editing, OST Drama, Song. 7 Nom.

1952: 4 Golden Globes: Including Best Actor (Cooper) and Supp. Actress (Jurado). 7 Nom.

1952: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Film and Best Director

1952: Directors Guild of America (DGA): Nominated for Best Director

1952: Writers Guild of America (WGA): Best Drama Screenplay

1952: National Board of Review: Top Best Films

Critics' reviews

"Meaningful in its implications, as well as loaded with interest and suspense, High Noon is a western to challenge Stagecoach for the all-time championship"

Bosley Crowther: The New York Times
"A scorching and sour portrait of American complacence and capacity for collaborationism"

Michael Atkinson: Village Voice
"Some of the results ring false, but the memorable theme song and some equally memorable character acting (by Thomas Mitchell and Lon Chaney Jr. more than Lloyd Bridges and Katy Jurado) help things along"

Jonathan Rosenbaum: Chicago Reader
"A basic western formula has been combined with good characterization in 'High Noon', making it more of a western drama than the usual outdoor action feature."

William Brogdon: Variety
"It's curiously lacking in dramatic tension until a justly famous climax (...) 'High Noon' belongs to the curious class of American films that manage to become iconic classics without being particularly good."

Nathan Rabin: AV Club
"The result is a classic example of what had come to be known in the late 1940s as an 'adult' or 'psychological' western."

Philip French: The Guardian
"A film about what it means to be a man that manages to avoid the musk of machismo, 'High Noon' is truly a film that improves with each and every viewing (…) Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5)"

David Wood: BBC
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