Filmed in California and released in 1952, High Noon is one of the great Western movies of that era and, almost 70 years on, is regarded as a ‘classic’ by many people all around the world. Based on a screenplay by Carl Foreman, produced by Stanley Kramer and directed by Fred Zinnemann, it was one of the first movies to be filmed in real-time. However, what’s notable about High Noon is that it strayed from the typical storylines of the genre.
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It features very little action, a hero who admits fear and self-doubt, and townspeople who are too scared to defend themselves – and as a result, as well as multiple Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards, it received a lot of criticism. High Noon was marred in controversy from the moment it appeared in movie theatres, but there are several little-known facts about its creation, production, and release. So, without further ado, here are the five most interesting.