High Noon

Synopsis

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.

Director

Fred Zinnemann

Written by

Carl Foreman

Music

Dimitri Tiomkin

Studio

Stanley Kramer Productions

Released

9 June 1952

Genres

Western