High Noon

High Noon

High Noon is about a recently freed leader of a gang of bandits in the desert who is looking to get revenge on the Sheriff who put him in jail. A legendary western film from the Austrian director Fred Zinnemann.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann. 85mins. (1952)

Gary Cooper - Marshal Will Kane
Grace Kelly - Amy Fowler Kane

Also starring Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger, Harry Morgan and Lon Chaney Jr.

One of the highest rated westerns ever made and an iconic role for Gary Cooper.

The film tells it's story in real time.

High Noon cost $750,000 and went on to gross $8m in the U.S.

Ranked #27 on the AFI's 100 Greatest American Films list (2007).

And #2 on the AFI's 10 Greatest Westerns list (The Searchers is no.1)

Nominated for 7 Oscars including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Screenplay, winning 4 - Best Actor (Gary Cooper), Best Music (Dimitri Tiomkin), Best Song and Best Film Editing.

WGA Award winner for Best Written American Drama.

Selected for Preservation by the National Film Registry 1989.

Tagline - The story of a man who was too proud to run.

IMDB rating 8.2