High Noon

1952 · 1h 25m · 7.7

Western

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

Fred Zinnemann

Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr., Harry Morgan, Ian MacDonald, Eve McVeagh

small town, gunslinger, showdown, fistfight, u.s. marshal, shootout, morality, black and white, battle, justice, one against many, quick draw, brawl, ticking clock