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High Noon

1952Movie1 h 25 minNR

86

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86

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Summary

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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Family movie night
Friends night
Teens

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Keeps you on edge.
Draws you into power games.
Gives you goosebumps.
Makes you care deeply.
Puts you inside a crime.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

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At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics a little warmer than audiences (+9)
Critics 92Audiences 83GoodWatch 86
Tomatometer94%
Metascore89
Audience score89%
User score8.3
Letterboxd · 101 K ratings4.0/5
IMDb7.9
Box office
11×its budget
Budget
$730 K
Worldwide
$8 M
Worldwide it earned $7 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 25 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 westerns, −22 min on the typical 107
typical 10785
Half of all westerns run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 17 countries, rent or buy in 56 more
+7
Released
1952
June 9, 1952
74 years ago
Genre
Western
Language
English
Original language
Also spoken
Spanish
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
ViolenceStrong
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesMild
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids.
24 of 72
Directing · 3
Fred Zinnemann Director
Emmett Emerson Assistant Director
Sam Freedle Script Supervisor
Writing · 3
Carl Foreman Screenplay, Associate Producer
John W. Cunningham Short Story
Ned Washington Lyricist
Production · 5
Stanley Kramer Producer
George Glass Associate Producer
Clem Beauchamp Production Supervisor
Jack Murton Casting Director
Percy Ikerd Unit Manager
Camera · 2
Floyd Crosby Director of Photography
Morris Rosen Grip
Editing · 3
Elmo Williams Editor
Harry Gerstad Supervising Film Editor
Robert L. Lippert Jr. Assistant Editor
Sound · 9
Dimitri Tiomkin Music Director, Original Music Composer
Tex Ritter Theme Song Performance
Paul Marquardt Orchestrator
Herbert Taylor Orchestrator
Jean L. Speak Sound Engineer
Anthony Galla-Rini Musician
Art · 3
Rudolph Sternad Production Design
Murray Waite Set Decoration
Ben Hayne Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 4
Joe King Costume Design
Ann Peck Costume Design
Louise Miehle Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin Makeup Artist
Lighting · 2
Vic Jones Gaffer
Homer Plannette Gaffer
Other crew · 7
Chuck Hayward Stunts
Slim Talbot Stunt Double
Willis Cook Special Effects
Don Turner Stunts
Calvin Spencer Stunts
Jack N. Young Stunts

Tropes

Deconstructed Character Archetypein 263 titlesOf The Ideal Hero. But not of him himself, but rather of the way everyone around him reacts to him.Hypocrite Has a Pointin 90 titlesHelen has No Sympathy for Amy's excuse for leaving Kane, despite herself preparing to leave town before Miller's gang comes.All 99 tropes

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