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High Noon (1952) -- A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him.
High Noon (1952) -- A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him.
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Director:
Writers:
Carl Foreman (screenplay)
John W. Cunningham (magazine story "The Tin Star")
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Release Date:
30 July 1952 (USA) more
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Simple. Powerful. Unforgettable. more
Plot:
A marshall, personally compelled to face a returning deadly enemy, finds that his own town refuses to help him. full summary | add synopsis
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Won 4 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 8 nominations more
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(19 articles)
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Runtime:
85 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | West Germany:12 (f) | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Norway:16 (original rating) | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 (re-release) | Sweden:15 | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #15653)
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As Carl Foreman's script bore certain similarities to John W. Cunningham's story "The Tin Star", producer Stanley Kramer bought the rights to Cunningham's novel to protect the production against accusations of plagiarism. more
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Continuity: As a result of the barn fight scene between Cooper and Bridges, Cooper is left with a large abrasion on the right side of his face and goes to the barber shop to cleaned up. The abrasion is gone while in the barber shop but can be seen in subsequent scenes. more
Quotes:
Judge: This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere. Nothing that happens here is really important. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Newhart: Dick the Kid (#5.3)" (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Buffalo Gals (Won't You Come Out Tonight) more

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54 out of 75 people found the following comment useful.
High Noon assessment, 19 September 2004
Author: Merl Kimmel from Philadelphia

High Noon is for me one of the two finest Westerns ever made (the other is Shane). It is an elemental commentary on the best and worst of America, the best and worst of mankind. It is Greek tragedy and Shakespeare brought to the Old West in a grandly simple form. Gary Cooper is superb and the supporting cast is outstanding as well (although I wish Grace Kelley would have spoken without the artificial sounding school-girl accent, something which marred so many of her otherwise fine performances). I do not read into the film a commentary on events of the 1950s, specifically the ongoing investigations by Congress of left-wing activities. High Noon transcends such specifics as this. I know John Wayne called the film un-American but I must disagree. I have great respect for the Duke but think he got this one wrong. Weak, timid people are everywhere and the strong are often few and far between. Goodness and right often prevail because a small minority insure that they do. All benefit from the courage of the lonely hero whether they realize it or not. Hign Noon is a testimony to this truth.

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