High Noon (1952)
Product Information
Product Details: High Noon (1952)
- Edition:
- DVD Widescreen Edition/ 2-Disc Set. See other editions
- MPAA Rating:
- Unrated
- Release Date:
- 06/10/2008
- UPC:
- 017153240856
- Directed by:
- Fred Zinnemann
- Featuring:
- Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell. See all cast
Synopsis: High Noon (1952)
Synopis: Gary Cooper is Hollywood's perfect hero, the very embodiment of integrity and grace in this greatest of Westerns. As a newly married town marshal, he must balance an innate sense of justice and duty with loyalty to his beautiful new--and pacifist--bride when he is left by an ungrateful town to face a gang of deadly outlaws alone. As we watch spellbound, film time is real time as the showdown grows ever closer. HIGH NOON is a masterpiece that is frequently interpreted as a parable about artists left to "stand alone" and face persecution during the HUAC Hollywood blacklisting. However, Howard Hawks allegedly devised RIO BRAVO as an answer to the film's "wimpiness," and John Wayne once declared HIGH NOON as un-American--he was apparently offended by the ending of the film, which shows Sheriff Kane removing his badge and tossing it in the dirt.Features: High Noon (1952)
Features: DVD Features:2-Disc Set - Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spansih
Aditional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Documentaries - 1. INSIDE HIGH NOON
2. TEX RITTER: A VISIT TO CARTHAGE TEXAS
3. BEHIND HIGH NOON
Featurettes - 1. The Making of HIGH NOON - Hosted by Leaonard Maltin
2. Full-length Tex Ritter Performance of Oscar-Winning Song
3. Radio Broadcast with Tex Ritter (Audio)
Awards: High Noon (1952)
- Academy Awards
- Best Actor:
- Gary Cooper
- Best Original Score:
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Best Film Editing
- Best Film Editing:
- Harry Gerstad
- Best Original Song:
- Dimitri Tiomkin
- Best Original Song:
- Ned Washington
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User Reviews: High Noon
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High Noon
, October 22, 2004 -
A western classic
, June 10, 2003Reviewer: First L - See all First L's reviewsWhat more can one say? This vehicle is an absolute classic. It's a terrific "duster" and carries several messages, all worth hearing. And besides that, it's wonderful entertainment!!
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Pros: the pace of the film and the story
Cons: the acting
Time has not been kind to this classic. Gary Cooper was all right as the beleagured marshal, but the rest of the casting now looks pretty sad. Grace Kelly, in particular, looks hopefully out of place, and Lloyd Bridges and Lon Chaney were very much out of their depth. The science
fiction "remake" ("Outland"), with Sean Connery, was much superior. ...