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High Noon

  • 1952
  • PG
  • 1h 25m
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Gary Cooper, Lloyd Bridges, Lee Van Cleef, Katy Jurado, Ian MacDonald, Robert J. Wilke, and Sheb Wooley in High Noon (1952)
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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 "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
    • Gary Cooper
    • Grace Kelly
    • Thomas Mitchell
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    107K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,639
    980
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Carl Foreman
      • John W. Cunningham
    • Stars
      • Gary Cooper
      • Grace Kelly
      • Thomas Mitchell
    • 452User reviews
    • 136Critic reviews
    • 89Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 4 Oscars
      • 17 wins & 11 nominations total

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    Gary Cooper
    Gary Cooper
    • Marshal Will Kane
    Grace Kelly
    Grace Kelly
    • Amy Fowler Kane
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Mayor Jonas Henderson
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
    Katy Jurado
    Katy Jurado
    • Helen Ramírez
    Otto Kruger
    Otto Kruger
    • Judge Percy Mettrick
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Martin Howe
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    Harry Morgan
    Harry Morgan
    • Sam Fuller
    • (as Henry Morgan)
    Ian MacDonald
    Ian MacDonald
    • Frank Miller
    Eve McVeagh
    Eve McVeagh
    • Mildred Fuller
    Morgan Farley
    Morgan Farley
    • Dr. Mahin - Minister
    Harry Shannon
    Harry Shannon
    • Cooper
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Jack Colby
    Robert J. Wilke
    Robert J. Wilke
    • Jim Pierce
    • (as Robert Wilke)
    Sheb Wooley
    Sheb Wooley
    • Ben Miller
    Lee Aaker
    Lee Aaker
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    Ernest Baldwin
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    Benjie Bancroft
    • Church Member
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Fred Zinnemann
    • Writers
      • Carl Foreman
      • John W. Cunningham
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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: 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

    User reviews452

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    9/10
    "A person is smart but people are dumb panicky animals and you know it"...
    ...a quote from Men in Black that applies here if it ever applied anywhere.

    Gary Cooper plays marshal Will Kaine, who turns in his star immediately after he marries Amy, a Quaker girl (Grace Kelly). Upsetting the celebration is the news that killer Frank Miller is due on the noon train and his first order of business is to kill Kaine, a man who Kaine helped send to prison five years ago and swore blood vengeance at the time. The three members of his gang are waiting at the depot. Miller escaped hanging, got a long sentence, and some knuckleheads on the parole board have turned him loose. At first Kaine is with the popular sentiment - Run!. But then he realizes that Miller will lay waste to the town if he isn't there - the new marshal isn't due in until the next day - plus Miller will hunt him down wherever he is - Kaine will always be looking over his shoulder.

    He goes around looking for deputies to help him make his stand. Oh, everybody talks about what a good job Kaine did, but nobody stands up for him. They have all kinds of excuses. That a shootout will cause investors from the east and north to think their town is just another shoot em up town, that if Will isn't there Miller will just leave etc. In the end the result is NOBODY stood by him in his hour of need, in spite of the fact that many in the town owed their lives and fortunes to Kaine cleaning up the town.

    The best device in this movie - added after a preview called the film dull - is the constant showing of the clock, ticking away the precious minutes Kaine has. And he is a human hero - because you can tell dying is on his mind, running is on his mind, but in the end he stays to face his enemies. The scene towards the end, with him standing in the middle of a dusty abandoned main street as the camera pulls back just to show how alone Kaine is in this battle is iconic.

    Where is his wife you might ask? With a ticket in hand to get on the next train out. At least Grace Kelly's character has a reason for her pacifism - her newly found Quaker faith. What she fails to realize is that unless you are willing to be a slave you have to be strong enough that you can afford pacifism.

    There are some great performances here. There is Lon Chaney as the old sheriff who Will goes to for help. The old sheriff has the best excuse of all - he is just too old for this. Will would be looking after him instead of himself. Then there is Lloyd Bridges as one of the most unlikeable characters in film history. He's Kane's ex-deputy Harvey Pell and he is a weasel without the cuteness factor. He is tired of living in Kaine's shadow, just a little jealous that Kaine had Harvey's girl before he had her, very resentful that Kaine would not recommend him to be the new marshal. But here is his chance - if Kaine runs, Kaine is no better than he is. That is why he beats Will up trying to put him on a horse towards the end of the film. He doesn't want Will to live, he wants him to run, to somehow prove he is a coward.

    And you have to love the townspeople thinking that this will just "all go away" if everybody hides. The first act of the foursome of gunslingers when they hit town is not to kill Kaine, but to smash a store window and take a woman's bonnet that one of the killers fancies - an act of theft. They'll be stealing more than stuff by nightfall if nobody stops them.

    Highly recommended.
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    • Aug 23, 2016

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    • Did Harry Dean Stanton cameo in it as one of the saloon barflies?
    • Is this movie based on a novel?
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    • Release date
      • July 30, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Тачно у подне
    • Filming locations
      • Sierra Railroad, Jamestown, California, USA(rail scenes)
    • Production company
      • Stanley Kramer Productions
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    • Budget
      • $730,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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