High Noon synopsis, summary and reviews

• WESTERN
• THRILLER
• NR
• 1952
• FULL HD

Gary Cooper won the Oscar® for the Best Actor in this classic tale of a lawman who stands alone to defend a town of cowardly citizens against a gang of revenge-seeking criminals. In the greatest showdown in the history of cinema, Cooper stands to lose not only the town but his new wife, Grace Kelly. The film also stars one of Hollywood’s most beloved and prolific actors, Lloyd Bridges, and marks the first starring role for a beautiful young actress and internationally adored screen legend Grace Kelly. High Noon garnered a total of four Academy Awards® including Best Film Editing, Score and Original Song.

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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One of a kind-- a classic"High Noon" stands above and apart from other Westerns. It covers all the familiar bases, but has a depth and morality to it that transcends the genre. Unconventional in plot, it tells the story of a couragous sheriff who must stand alone against an approaching villain because the town he's defending is too cowardly to support him (faint echoes of McCarthyism). Feroucious and bold, it still makes a powerful statement, even today. Gary Cooper is the quintessential American icon in this role (for which he won the Oscar), and the story takes place in real time, ratcheting the tension every minute until the eponymous clock-strike. The Citizen Kane of Westerns. (And I can't get the Tex Ritter/Dimitri Tiomkin theme song out of my head--Oscar winners for Best Song and Best Score.).Xtothezee99Score: 5/5

MovieAmazing Movie. Classic!.Matt stonieScore: 5/5

Deserves 5+ starsAgree fully with all of the accolades given by others but wish to add to some of the lore about this movie. When a film has plentiful stories to tell about it, such as Citizen Kane, Gone With the Wind, High Noon, etc I add a "+" to the 5 star rating, Besides being the incomparably beautiful Grace Kelly at age 19 in her 1st movie with more than a cameo appearance the story behind the story is notable. The original screenplay had the same theme nut was ***not*** a western. The studio would only make it if it was a western because that's what the public wanted so it was rewritten. There was an autobiographical element with screenwriter/producer Carl Foreman writing a story of US Government House Un-American Committee (HUAC) seeking to get members of Hollywood to to reveal who was a communist sympathizer. Carl Foreman was named and guilt by association was the standard used to round up communists so his "friends" walked away using many of the excuses found in the film. Gary Cooper was a vocal anti-communist but an even more loyal friend and did help prevent Foreman's blacklisting which got him an interrogation by HUAC, largely a publicity stunt by HUAC as they likely would have been laughed out of DC if they tried to prove Coop was a "red." As noted by another commenter, Cooper was suffering from an ulcer and back problems during production but still did his own stunts including a beautifully filmed and thrilling fight scene with Lloyd Bridges. The writer of the Plot Summary addressed a piece of lore that bears challenging in my opinion and that is John Wayne being incensed by a sheriff asking for help leading to the making of Rio Bravo. Rio Bravo was made 7 years after High Noon and John Wayne was a big fan and friend of Coop's. These facts would seem to counter the fore-. mentioned statement. So watch one of the 10 greatest westerns of all time for its unique story line including the elevation of a Mexican woman to peer status in her character's part and for the actress Katy Jurado..Pawhite524Score: 5/5

This is a great movie!!!!!!You need to get this movie.....the only down side to this movie for me is, its kinda short...but its still a great buy!!!! get it..JaredAndrewScore: 5/5

Awesome Gary Cooper film.Gary at his best..GinalollobrigidaScore: 5/5

Possibly the Best Film of the 20th CenturyThere's a good reason this film makes the critics' all-time top picks lists: it's almost a perfect film. The pacing is taut, the plot gripping, the characters intense, and conflicts dynamite. Never mind that this sociopolitical thriller is set in the old American West, it's one of those rare movies of ideas that convey the sense that ideas, principles, and honor matter..PsychephileScore: 5/5

Yeah pie is goodHigh noon is easily one of the great American classics.Snarf 202Score: 5/5

NEEDS 0 STARSOk, whoever is reading this needs to know that the cowboys were like way 100 years ago. I am a cowgirl, and I ride like way better than any of these hoebows. They are trying to be cool like shooting all these people and saving the girl, but come on, who does that. THIS MOVIE STINKS!!!.Macho (wo)- manScore: 1/5

Good for 1952This is my first viewing. I thought High Noon was good for 1952. And it was surprisingly suspenseful. I'm not sure about 96%, but it was ok movie..Rambo8649Score: 3/5

One of th best westernsThis movie has great quality to it. Gary Cooper is fantastic in it and I can watch it over and over again..Hawkeye PierceScore: 4/5

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