High Noon
The story of a man who was too proud to run!
Country
Production
Budget
$730 000
Box office
$8 000 000
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Floyd Crosby
Composer
Artist
Audition
Jack Murton
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Fred Zinnemann fought against the colorization of the film, but it was done by Ted Turner's company after his death.
- During filming, Karl Foreman was blacklisted in Hollywood, and Kramer removed his name from the credits (though this didn't prevent Foreman from being nominated for an Oscar).
- Initially, Lee Van Cleef was supposed to play Deputy Sheriff Harvey Pell, but producer Stanley Kramer decided that the actor’s nose was too “hooked,” that he looked too “villainous,” and ordered him to alter its shape. Van Cleef refused point-blank, and the role went to Lloyd Bridges. Van Cleef instead played Jack Colby, one of Miller’s bandits.
- According to director Fred Zinnemann, the black smoke accompanying the train means that the braking system is failing and is about to break down. Zinnemann and cinematographer Floyd Crosby had no idea about this and nearly found themselves under the wheels. The tripod on which the camera was mounted fell onto the tracks, breaking the camera, but the film survived and the scene just shot made it into the film.
- The film marked Lee Van Cleef's debut in cinema, although he doesn't utter a single line throughout the entire film.
- During filming, Carl Forman was blacklisted in Hollywood, and Kramer removed his name from the credits (although this did not prevent Forman from being nominated for an "Oscar").
- Grace Kelly, who played Kane's wife, was discovered by the director in an off-Broadway production.
- Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando and Montgomery Clift were invited for the lead male role. In the end, Will Kane was played by Gary Cooper. The actor suffered from a bleeding ulcer, back and hip pain, and didn't even want to film the final shootout, but still refused a stunt double.
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