HIGH NOON
"HIGH NOON" --- (1952) ---
SYNOPSIS:
"Former marshal Will Kane is preparing to leave the small town of Hadleyville, New Mexico, with his new bride, Amy, when he learns that local criminal Frank Miller has been set free and is coming to seek revenge on the marshal who turned him in. When he starts recruiting deputies to fight Miller, Kane is discouraged to find that the people of Hadleyville turn cowardly when the time comes for a showdown, and he must face Miller and his cronies alone."
STARRING:
Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Fred Zinnemann, Katy Jurado, Lloyd Bridges and Thomas Mitchell
SCREENPLAY:
Carol Foreman
DIRECTOR:
Fred Zinnemann
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for seven (7) Academy Awards and won five (5) of them for:
"Former marshal Will Kane is preparing to leave the small town of Hadleyville, New Mexico, with his new bride, Amy, when he learns that local criminal Frank Miller has been set free and is coming to seek revenge on the marshal who turned him in. When he starts recruiting deputies to fight Miller, Kane is discouraged to find that the people of Hadleyville turn cowardly when the time comes for a showdown, and he must face Miller and his cronies alone."
STARRING:
Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Fred Zinnemann, Katy Jurado, Lloyd Bridges and Thomas Mitchell
SCREENPLAY:
Carol Foreman
DIRECTOR:
Fred Zinnemann
AWARDS & OTHER HONORS:
It was nominated for seven (7) Academy Awards and won five (5) of them for:
"Best Picture" (Stanley Kramer)
"Best Actor in a Leading Role" (Gary Cooper)
"Best Film Editing" (Elmo Williams and Harry Gerstad)
"Best Music - Original Song" (Dimitri Tiomkin - Music and Ned Washington - Lyrics) for the song "High Noon Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'.
"Best Music - Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture" (Dimitri Tiomkin).
It was nominated for twenty (20) additional awards, from various entities, and won twelve (12) of them.
In 1989 it was selected for preservation, by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
It was nominated for twenty (20) additional awards, from various entities, and won twelve (12) of them.
In 1989 it was selected for preservation, by the National Film Registry at The Library of Congress.
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