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1952 · 85 min · NR

High Noon

Directed by Fred Zinnemann · Western

High Noon (1952) is a Western film, directed by Fred Zinnemann set in New Mexico during the 1800s. It runs 85 minutes and is rated NR.

A western, with a tense and bleak tone. Themes of betrayal and fate & destiny play out through real time.

Composer
Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography
Floyd Crosby
Cast
Gary CooperThomas MitchellLloyd BridgesKaty JuradoGrace KellyOtto KrugerLon Chaney Jr.Harry Morgan

The world of this film

Setting

Where
New Mexico
Setting
Rural
When
1800s

Premise & themes

Premise
Western
Themes
BetrayalFate & Destiny
Structure
Real Time
Tone
TenseBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Propulsive
Based on
Pure Fiction

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