High Noon (1952)
LOW LEVEL VIOLENCE
| Director: | Fred Zinnemann |
| Actors: | Harry Morgan, Lloyd Bridges, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Gary Cooper, Lon Chaney, Otto Kruger, Katy Jurado, Ian Macdonald, Eve Mcveagh |
Cooper is Hollywood's perfect hero, the very embodiment of integrity and grace in this greatest of Westerns. As a newly married town marshal, he must balance an innate sense of justice and duty with loyalty to his beautiful new--and pacifist--bride when he is left by an ungrateful town to face a gang of deadly outlaws alone. As we watch spellbound, film time is real time as the showdown grows ever closer. A masterpiece. Frequently interpreted as a parable about artists left to "stand alone" and face persecution during the HUAC Hollywood blacklisting. (However, Howard Hawks allegedly devised "Rio Bravo" as an answer to this film's "wimpiness." Also, John Wayne once declared High Noon un-American. He was apparently offended by the ending of the film, which shows Sheriff Kane removing his badge and tossing it in the dirt.)
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 84mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 Fullscreen |
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Member Reviews (14)
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kathryn
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good movie even though it was black and white
Robyn P.
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No Country for Old Men - the prequel!
Gordon M.
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Great old western - but not your usual style. Top marks.
Aaron F.
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Classic old fashioned western wilth some fine acting and exciting shootouts.
Matt T.
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Barbara M.
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A fabulous film, one of the best. The film actually benefits being in black and white.
tiborg
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A walk down memory lane.This movie is an old time classic,but one have to know who is Gary Cooper and adore Gace Kelly. Could keep watching till the cows come home!!!
Tab
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This classic western would have been better if it had been in colour. Good performances from actors who you know will never let you down. Grace Kelly is great in her debut and a really stunning woman. Western buffs will appreciate this one.
Roderick W.
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Roderick W.
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Relle
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A wonderful old movie of a different calibre from most of the westerns of the era. Gary Cooper was great.
Paz A.
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Black and white, and many years old, but still one of the great westerns of all time. It maintains the tension throughout, without resorting to present day graphic violence and loud sound track. Great.
AM
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A truly great western with an amazing cast.
Jan Kovar
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