HIGH NOON

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• Release Year: 1952
• Genre: Drama; Western
• Plot: This groundbreaking western was voted at the 33rd greatest film of all time by the American Film Institute ('100 Years... 100 Movies'). Gary Cooper won the Oscar for Best Actor in this classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defind a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of killers seeking revenge. In one of the greatest showdowns in cinema history, Coop[er's Sheriff Will Kane stands to lose not only the town, but also his bride, played by Grace Kelly. The stellar cast includes Lloyd Bridges, Thomas Mitchell, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, Henry Morgan, Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef. High Noon won a total of four Academy Awards including Best Editing, Score (Dimitri Tiomkin) and Song, 'Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darling'. written by Tiomkin and Ned Washington and sung by Tex Ritter. High Noon also received Oscar nominations for Best Picture (Stanley Kramer), Best Director (Fred Zinnemann) and Best Screenplay (Carl Foreman).
• Cast: Gary Cooper; Thomas Mitchell; Lloyd Bridges; Katy Jurado; Grace Kelly; Otto Kruger; Lon Chaney Jr.; Harry Morgan; Ian MacDonald; Eve McVeagh; Morgan Farley; Harry Shannon; Lee Van Cleef; Robert J. Wilke; Sheb Wooley; Lee Aaker; Guy Beach; Jeanne Blackford; Larry J. Blake; Roy Bucko; John L. Cason; Howland Chamberlain; Virginia Christine; Cliff Clark; Ben Corbett; John Doucette; Paul Dubov; Jack Elam; Dick Elliott; Virginia Farmer; Tim Graham; Tom Greenway; Harry Harvey; Chuck Hayward; Chubby Johnson; Nolan Leary; Tom London; Merrill McCormick; James Millican; William Newell; William 'Bill' Phillips; Lucien Prival; Ralph Reed; Syd Saylor; Ted Stanhope; Jack Tornek; Fred Zinnemann; Carl Foreman; John W. Cunningham
• Director: Fred Zinnemann
• Runtime: 1:25
• Company: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists, Paramount Home Entertainment, Melange Pictures LLC, Olive Films
• Media Format: Movie