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Feb 22, 2017 · Shot in 32 days on a shoestring—with its famous star working for a fraction of his normal wage— High Noon was an afterthought for those who made it, a rush job to fulfill the tail end of an old...
- Glenn Frankel
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
Sep 21, 2023 · The ending of High Noon is often debated and analyzed by film enthusiasts. Some argue that it is a triumph of justice and heroism, while others see it as a bleak and cynical conclusion. In order to fully understand the ending, it is important to examine the events leading up to it.
- Technical Proficiency
- Individual Strength and Character
- Supporting Roles
- Relevance to The Times and to Now
- Conclusion
High Noon stars Gary Cooper as Will Kane. Once a prominent marshal of a small village in the New Mexico territory, he has just recently married the lovely Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly), a Quaker, and they are about to embark on a new life together managing a store in another town. Soon, though, news is brought to them that Frank Miller (Ian McDonald) ha...
High Noon is, above all, illustrative of the strength of individual will, a theme common to director Fred Zinnemann‘s work. In A Man For All Seasons, for example, the character of Sir Thomas More stands strong to his claim that the King’s marriage is illegitimate, due to a divorce that would be against Christian beliefs; and it is a stance that cos...
In addition to Will Kane, the film focuses a great deal on the strength of its supporting characters, which includes his wife Amy Fowler, played by Grace Kelly. As a Quaker, Amy doesn’t initially believe in Will’s choice to stay and fight, and her pacifist views create a rift between them; however, her ultimate act at the end of the gunfight is one...
Will Kane is the rare individual that stood up against the forces that stacked against him, despite his lack of backing and support for doing so. He is the epitome of moral strength and fiber, and for that reason he is allegorical to the times, representing those rare individuals who either exercised their freedom to align themselves with the Commu...
It shouldn’t be too surprising that a film which emerged during the Cold War is now more relevant than ever. As mentioned, societal fears are a constantly rotating wheel, and Hollywood has always been allegorical of them. High Noonwas reflective of the heightened fear of the Soviets in the ’50s, fears which are now similar to the xenophobia that ha...
Three outlaws, the henchmen of convicted murderer Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), are waiting at the railroad station, where Miller, recently freed from prison, is expected on the noon train. He has one goal: revenge, and the target of his hatred is Kane, the man who brought him down.
- Thomas Mitchell
- Fred Zinnemann
May 28, 2024 · High Noon received six Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director (Fred Zinnemann). Cooper won the Best Actor trophy, and the film also won its Editing nomination, with Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad taking home Oscars.
A town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.
