High Noon (1952) | |
| Director(s) | Fred Zinnemann |
| Producer(s) | Carl Foreman (associate uncredited), Stanley Kramer (uncredited) |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Gunfighters, Husband Wife, Integrity, Outlaws, Romance (Drama), Wild West |
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High Noon Overview:
High Noon (1952) was a Drama - Western Film directed by Fred Zinnemann and produced by Stanley Kramer and Carl Foreman.
The film was based on the short story The Tin Star written by John W. Cunningham published in Colliers Magazine in Dec 6, 1947.
High Noon was inducted into the National Film Registry in 1989.
Academy Awards 1952 --- Ceremony Number 25 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Gary Cooper | Won |
| Best Director | Fred Zinnemann | Nominated |
| Best Film Editing | Elmo Williams, Harry Gerstad | Won |
| Best Music - Scoring | Dimitri Tiomkin | Won |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Dimitri Tiomkin; Lyrics by Ned Washington | Won |
| Best Picture | Stanley Kramer, Producer | Nominated |
| Best Writing | Carl Foreman | Nominated |
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High Noon (1952, Fred Zinnemann)
By Andrew Wickliffe on Nov 11, 2018 From The Stop ButtonHigh Noon is a film all about courage and cowardice, so it?s appropriate the film starts with the most courageous thing it?s ever going to do and it does a few. It commits to its theme song. Not a piece of music from Dimitri Tiomkin, but a country song (written by Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington, ... Read full article
High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
on Jul 9, 2017 From Journeys in Classic FilmPart of the reason I read film books is to have an outsider entice me to check out a movie. Where some of you come here to have me tell you whether a certain film is worth your time or not – and if you value my opinion, I thank you – I defer to experts whose cases for a certain film are ... Read full article
The Strong and Quiet Amy Kane: Grace Kelly in High Noon
By Virginie Pronovost on Nov 13, 2016 From The Wonderful World of Cinema2- ?Helen: What kind of woman are you? How can you leave him like this? Does the sound of guns frighten you that much?Amy: I’ve heard guns. My father and my brother were killed by guns. They were on the right side but that didn’t help them any when the shooting started. My brother was ni... Read full article
The Dark Humor of High Noon (1952)
By Judy on Jun 12, 2016 From Cary Grant Won't Eat You**Contains spoilers** When I watched High Noon many years ago, I was struck by its pacing, its intensity, its seriousness. This time, I kept laughing. There’s something comic about watching Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) aimlessly tread around the town, waiting for someone, anyone to assist h... Read full article
High Noon (1952) – Updated
By 4 Star Film Fan on Nov 11, 2015 From 4 Star FilmsDrums softly beating. A voice mournfully bellowing,”Do not forsake me, oh, my darlin‘.” It can only mean one thing, the beginning of High Noon, a western that has grown near and dear to my heart in the recent years. And yet how can a western of under 90 minutes mesmerize and cause ... Read full article
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Quotes from
Amy: Why don't you?
Helen: He is not my man. He's yours.
Helen: You're a good-looking boy: you've big, broad shoulders. But he's a man. And it takes more than big, broad shoulders to make a man.
Marshal Will Kane: Stay at the hotel until it's over.
Amy: No, I won't be here when it's over. You're asking me to wait an hour to find out if I'm going to be a wife or a widow. I say it's too long to wait! I won't do it!
Marshal Will Kane: Amy!
Amy: I mean it! If you won't go with me now, I'll be on that train when it leaves here.
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Facts about
Floyd Crosby recounted a different version of the camera versus the train. He said the camera was placed in a hole dug between the tracks because they wanted the angle to be upward as the train stopped at the station. The train missed its mark and annihilated the camera. The film, however, survived. Mr. Crosby said he always thought they should have used the footage.
In High Noon, Gary Cooper's character (Marshal Will Kane) is betrayed by all the "good" men in town who will not take up arms for a just cause. Carl Foreman (screenplay and uncredited producer) stated that High Noon was intended as an allegory of the contemporary failure of intellectuals to combat the rise of McCarthyism, as well as how people in Hollywood had remained silent while their peers were blacklisted. The film has also been embraced by those who, like Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, admire its emphasis on duty and courage.read more facts about High Noon...
