High noon

High noon

A retiring lawman, about to leave town with his new bride, seeks allies among the fearful townspeople and finds none when an outlaw he put in prison returns with his gang to take revenge.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979 (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Stanley Kramer Productions, United Artists Corporation, Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997 (Director), Kramer, Stanley (Producer), Foreman, Carl (Screenwriter), Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961 (Actor), Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982 (Actor), Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962, Bridges, Lloyd (Actor), Jurado, Katy (Actor), Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974 (Actor), Chaney, Lon, Jr., 1906-1973 (Actor), Morgan, Harry, 1915-2011 (Actor), Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989 (Actor), Ritter, Tex, Cunningham, John M.
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2008]
Edition:2-disc ultimate collector's ed., full screen (4:3) presentation.
Subjects:
Marshals > Drama.
Outlaws > Drama.
Gangs > Drama.
Revenge > Drama
Gunfights > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Drama
Mariscales > Teatro.
Proscritos > Teatro.
Pandillas > Teatro.
West (U.S.) > Drama.
Western films
Fiction films
Feature films
Feature films > United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
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Item Description:
  • Description from container.
  • Based on the magazine story The tin star by John W. Cunningham.
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1952.
  • Special features (Disc 1): Original restored Dolby Digital audio; enhanced original restored Dolby Digital audio; audio commentary with Maria Cooper-Janis, Jonathan Foreman, Tim Zinnemann and John Ritter.
  • Special features (Disc 2): "Inside 'High noon'": 50-minute documentary on the making of 'High noon'; "Tex Ritter: a visit to Carthage, Texas": portrait piece on the Tex Ritter Museum; full-length Tex Ritter performance of Oscar-winning original song "Do not forsake me, oh my Darlin'" on the Jimmy Dean TV show; "The making of 'High noon'" featurette; "Behind 'High noon'" featurette; radio broadcast with Tex Ritter.
Description
Summary:A retiring lawman, about to leave town with his new bride, seeks allies among the fearful townspeople and finds none when an outlaw he put in prison returns with his gang to take revenge.
Physical Description:2 videodiscs (approximately 85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; NTSC; Dolby digital; digitally mastered.
Audience:Not rated.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1952: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gary Cooper) ; Best Film Editing (Elmo Williams, Harry Gerstad) ; Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture (Dimitri Tiomkin) ; Best Music, Original Song (Dimitri Tiomkin (music), Ned Washington (lyrics)
Production Credits:Screenplay by Carl Foreman ; produced by Stanley Kramer ; music composer, Dimitri Tiomkin ; theme song, Tex Ritter.
Participant or Performer:Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, Henry Morgan, Lee Van Cleef.
Language:In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
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