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©2014
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1 videodisc (85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in
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Wide screen (1.78:1)
Just-married lawman Will Kane is about to retire as a small-town sheriff and begin a new life with his bride when he learns that gunslinger Frank Miller is due to arrive at high noon to settle an old score. Kane seeks assistance from deputies and townsfolk but soon realizes he'll have to stand alone in his showdown with Miller and his henchmen
Originally released as a motion picture in 1952
Based on the magazine story: The tin star / John W. Cunningham
Bonus: The making of High Noon (narrated by Leonard Maltin; includes interviews with Lloyd Bridges, Stanley Kramer, Fred Zinnemann, John Ritter, David Crosby and Gary Cooper); Theatrical trailer
Production design by Rudolph Sternad ; music composed and directed by Dimitri Tiomkin ; ballad "High noon" by Dimitri Tiomkin, lyrics by Ned Washington, sung by Tex Ritter ; director of photography, Floyd Crosby ; art director, Ben Hayne ; men's wardrobe, Joe King ; ladies' wardrobe, Ann Peck ; set decorations, Murray Waite ; film editor, Elmo Williams
Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, Henry Morgan, Ian MacDonald, Eve McVeagh, Morgan Farley, Harry Shannon, Lee van Cleef, Robert Wilke, Sheb Wooley
Rating: Not rated
DVD; NTSC, region 1
In English with some Spanish dialogue
Academy Award winner, 1952: Best actor (Gary Cooper) ; Best music, song ("High noon (Do not forsake me, oh my darlin') (music by Dimitri Tiomkin, Lyrics by Ned Washington) ; Best music, music score of a dramatic or comedy picture (Dimitri Tiomkin) ; Best film editing (Elmo Williams, Harry Gerstad)