Week 6
High Noon (1952)
Grossing over $19 million worldwide in 1952, this feature film was a blockbuster at the box office. When director Fred Zinnemann read the first draft of the script, he thought it was "nothing short of a masterpiece - brilliant, exciting and novel in its approach."
Lectures
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Films
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| High Noon (1952) Links to an external site.  |
The Hollywood Ten (1950) Links to an external site. |
Fred Zinnemann: Cinema of Resistance High Noon Links to an external site. |
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Required Readings
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Why High Noon is Essential
Links to an external site.by Scott McGee & Jeff Stafford posted at Turner Classic Movies
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The Screen in Review; ' High Noon,' a Western of Rare Achievement, Is New Bill at the Mayfair Theatre Links to an external site. by Bosley Crowthers, published July 25, 1952, in The New York Times
Other Readings
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'High Noon,' High Dudgeon
Links to an external site. by Bernard Weinraub, published April 18, 2002, in The New York Times
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The Tao of Cooper: Why High Noon Still Matters
Links to an external site. by Brandon Nowalk, posted October 1, 2014, at A.V. Club
