High Noon Film Analysis

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High Noon film notes
Jesse Secrest

“High Noon” is a western released in 1952 and it was produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Fred Zinnemann. The film stars Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, among other actors. According to IMDB, it was a highly awarded film, winning four Oscars, including Best Actor, and four Golden Globe Awards. It was also preserved in the United States National Film Registry in 1989, when the registry was first formed. Gary Cooper plays Marshal Will Kane, who is hanging up his badge at the request of his new bride, Amy, who is played by Grace Kelly. Marshal Kane is planning to leave town after his wedding to start a new life with his wife. Kane’s plans change when he gets word that a gang member that he locked up,