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.
Record details
- Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (approximately 85 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: 2-disc ultimate collector's ed.
- Publisher: Santa Monica, Calif. : Distributed by Lionsgate, [2008]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Originally released as a motion picture in 1952. Based on the magazine story, The tin star by John W. Cunningham. Special features: audio commentary with Maria Cooper-Janis, Jonathan Foreman, Tim Zinnemann and John Ritter ; "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 "Do not forsake me, oh my darlin'" on the Jimmy Dean TV show ; making-of featurette ; behind the scenes featurette ; radio broadcast with Tex Ritter. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Disc 1: Feature film (ca. 85 min.) ; Special features -- Disc 2: Special features. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, Floyd Crosby ; film editor, Elmo Williams ; music composed and directed by Dimitri Tiomkin ; theme song sung by Tex Ritter. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney, Henry Morgan, Lee Van Cleef. |
Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: Not rated. |
System Details Note: | DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (4:3) presentation ; Dolby Digital; digitally mastered. |
Language Note: | In English with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
Awards Note: | 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) |
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