High Noon
“The story of a man who was too proud to run!”
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.
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2 films
Cast
72 people
Gary Cooper
Marshal Will Kane
Known for
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
Love in the Afternoon
Thomas Mitchell
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Known for
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
Lloyd Bridges
Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
Hot Shots! Part Deux
Katy Jurado
Helen Ramírez
Known for
Te Sigo Amando
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Grace Kelly
Amy Fowler Kane
Known for
Rear Window
Dial M for Murder
Otto Kruger
Judge Percy Mettrick
Known for
Dracula's Daughter
Saboteur
Lon Chaney Jr.
Martin Howe
Known for
The Wolf Man
Spider Baby
Harry Morgan
Sam Fuller
Known for
M*A*S*H
Dragnet
Ian MacDonald
Frank Miller
Known for
White Heat
Johnny Guitar
Eve McVeagh
Mildred Fuller
Also in
King Kong
The Clear Horizon
Morgan Farley
Dr. Mahin
Known for
Soylent Green
Angel Face
Harry Shannon
Cooper
Known for
Citizen Kane
Touch of Evil
Fred Zinnemann Director · Carl Foreman Screenplay John W. Cunningham Author
Worldwide gross $8M · Budget $730K · United States release July 30, 1952
Box office
Budget
$730,000
Worldwide gross
$8,000,000
Gross vs. budget
11.0×
Production
Stanley Kramer Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United Kingdom · May 1, 1952
Premiere · London
United States · July 30, 1952
Theatrical
United States
July 24, 1952 · Premiere · New York City, New York
April 30, 2004 · Theatrical · Re-release
Australia
February 12, 1953 · Theatrical
April 2, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Austria
March 6, 1953 · Theatrical
Belgium
November 28, 1952 · Limited theatrical
Brazil
January 9, 1953 · Theatrical
Czechia
May 31, 2004 · Physical · DVD
Denmark
November 14, 1952 · Theatrical
France
September 26, 1952 · Theatrical
December 12, 2012 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 25, 2019 · TV · Arte
June 22, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
June 22, 2026 · TV · Arte
Germany
January 9, 1953 · Theatrical · West Germany
November 26, 1965 · Theatrical · East Germany
April 29, 1977 · Theatrical · East Germany (Re-release)
November 25, 2019 · TV · Arte
June 22, 2026 · Digital · Arte•tv
June 22, 2026 · TV · Arte
Greece
May 10, 2004 · Physical · DVD
August 13, 2020 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
Hungary
November 1, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
January 16, 1953 · Theatrical
July 17, 1964 · Theatrical · Re-release
Italy
October 16, 1952 · Theatrical
October 25, 2022 · TV · Byoblu
Japan
September 16, 1952 · Theatrical
Netherlands
August 15, 1952 · Theatrical
May 15, 1969 · Theatrical · Re-release
September 23, 2010 · Physical · DVD
March 3, 2018 · TV · RTL 4
Poland
October 9, 1959 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 8, 1953 · Theatrical
August 17, 1979 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 24, 2025 · Limited theatrical · Lisboa, Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Korea
January 13, 1954 · Theatrical
Sweden
July 7, 1952 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 9, 1952 · Theatrical
February 27, 2013 · Limited theatrical · Re-release
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