Other Titles • High Noon (1952) • Zwölf Uhr mittags (1953)
Trivia from High Noon (1952)
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HIGH NOON was an original selection to the Library of Congress National Film Registry in 1989.
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The New York Film Critics chose HIGH NOON as Best Film of 1952 and named Fred Zinnemann Best Director of 1952.
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Jack Elam, who would make a career out of being an often drunk minor character in Westerns, is the man in the drunk tank in HIGH NOON.
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A made-for-TV sequel was aired in 1980. "High Noon Part II: Return of Will Kane" starred Lee Majors in the Gary Cooper role, joined by David Carradine, J. A. Preston, Pernell Roberts, and M. Emmet Walsh.
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A colorized version of the film is available.
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John Wayne once declared that HIGH NOON was the most un-American movie he had ever seen. Wayne was apparently offended by the ending of the film, which shows Sheriff Kane removing his badge and tossing it in the dirt.
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The deluxe 40th anniversary video edition was digitally remastered and includes The Making of High Noon, a behind-the-scenes documentary narrated by Leonard Maltin, a hardbound book, The Complete Films of Gary Cooper,' a limited edition collector's reproduction of four original lobby cards and poster and an individually-numbered gift box.
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The laserdisc includes an audio essay, a photo essay of stills and storyboards and the original theatrical trailer.
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