Western ·Drama ·Thriller · United States of America · 1952 · 1h 25m

High Noon

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Director
Fred Zinnemann
Cast
Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane Thomas Mitchell as Mayor Jonas Henderson Lloyd Bridges as Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell Katy Jurado as Helen Ramírez Grace Kelly as Amy Fowler Kane Otto Kruger as Judge Percy Mettrick
Crew
Floyd Crosby — Director of Photography Elmo Williams — Editor Dimitri Tiomkin — Original Music Composer Carl Foreman — Screenplay John W. Cunningham — Story Stanley Kramer — Producer
Tagline

The story of a man who was too proud to run!

Synopsis

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

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Mood & Themes
small towngunslingershowdownfistfightu.s. marshalshootoutmoralityblack and whitebattlejusticeone against manyquick draw
Key Collaborators
Fred Zinnemann Director Floyd Crosby Director of Photography Elmo Williams Editor Dimitri Tiomkin Original Music Composer Carl Foreman Screenplay John W. Cunningham Story Stanley Kramer Producer Rudolph Sternad Production Design Joe King Costume Design Ann Peck Costume Design
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