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. Though mired in controversy at the time of its release due to its political themes, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four as well as four Golden Globe Awards. The award-winning score was written by Russian-born composer Dimitri Tiomkin. High Noon was selected by the Library of Congress as one of the first 25 films for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" in 1989, the NFR's first year of existence.
| Director | Fred Zinnemann |
| Produced by | Stanley Kramer |
| Screenplay by | Carl Foreman |
| Starring | Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, Henry Morgan |
| Music | Dimitri Tiomkin |
| Cinematography | Floyd Crosby |
| Edited by | Elmo Williams |
| Production, company | Stanley Kramer Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Released | July 24, 1952 |
| Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $730,000 |
| Box office | $12 million |
| Netflix ID | 589258 |
About High Noon
A former Marshall is preparing to leave town with his bride when he learns that a man he once imprisoned is coming to town to exact his revenge.
Achievement of High Noon
The film received seven Academy Award nominations and won four including Best Actor for Gary Cooper.
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