High Noon
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1952
1h 25m
PG
English
Western, Drama
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High Noon
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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Cast
Marshal Will Kane
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Amy Fowler Kane
Helen Ramírez
Judge Percy Mettrick
Martin Howe
Sam Fuller
Frank Miller
Mildred Fuller
Dr. Mahin, minister
Cooper
Jack Colby
Jim Pierce
Ben Miller
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited...
Trumbull (uncredited)
Station Master (uncredited)
Boy (uncredited)
Fred - Coffinmaker (uncredited)
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
Church Member (uncredited)
Church Member (uncredited)
Church Member (uncredited)
Church Member (uncredited)
Directed By: Fred Zinnemann
Written By: Carl Foreman (Screenplay), John W. Cunningham (Story)
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alexlimberg
/10 2 years ago
Best Western made in the US I've seen in a long time. Great story. Not everybody was a heroic gunslinger in the wild west. Too often people don't feel real in those old western movies. But here, all the characters act credibly. Like real persons. Definitly not like in a John Wayne western. It's susp More
Patrick E. Abe
6 years ago
A masterpiece of tightly plotted drama/suspense in what would become The Adult Western. Normally, one is happiest on your wedding day, but former lawman Will Kane is troubled.
An old nemesis is due on the noon train, and his gang is in town to meet him. He's sworn to kill the man who sent him to More
An old nemesis is due on the noon train, and his gang is in town to meet him. He's sworn to kill the man who sent him to More
John Chard
6 years ago
This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere. Nothing that happens here is really important.
Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is a retiring lawman all set to leave the town of Hadleyville with his new bride Amy (Grace Kelly). But word comes that a notorious gunslinger he put in prison has More
Will Kane (Gary Cooper) is a retiring lawman all set to leave the town of Hadleyville with his new bride Amy (Grace Kelly). But word comes that a notorious gunslinger he put in prison has More
Peter McGinn
3 years ago
I am guessing that High Noon is one of those seminal films that influenced the western genre immensely for a long time. The fifties? That is back when we wanted our heroes to be heroic. No greed or cruelty or inconsistent morals were allowed. Marshall Will Kane states near the beginning that he has More
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