High Noon Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD

High Noon (1952) is a classic American Western directed by Fred Zinnemann and starring Gary Cooper as Marshal Will Kane. The film is a tense, real-time story of courage, duty, and isolation, set in a small frontier town on the verge of violence.

The plot follows Kane on his wedding day as he prepares to retire and leave town with his new bride, Amy (played by Grace Kelly). However, he learns that a vicious outlaw he once sent to prison, Frank Miller, is arriving on the noon train to seek revenge. As Kane tries to rally the townspeople for help, he faces betrayal, fear, and indifference from those he once protected. With time running out, Kane must decide whether to stand alone against Miller and his gang or flee to save himself.

High Noon was critically acclaimed and became a landmark in Western cinema. It won four Academy Awards, including Best Actor for Gary Cooper, and is celebrated for its tight pacing, moral complexity, and its powerful use of real-time storytelling. It’s often interpreted as an allegory for standing up for principles in the face of fear and political pressure.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Limited Edition [2000 copies]
• Limited edition O-card slipcase
• A limited edition collector’s booklet featuring the original short story The Tin Star by John W. Cunningham, a 1974 essay by screenwriter Carl Foreman and a retrospective review of the film from 1986
• 4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation from a 4K digital restoration, presented in Dolby Vision HDR (HDR 10 compatible)
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Audio commentary by historian Glenn Frankel, author of High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
• Audio commentary by western authority Stephen Prince
• Women of the West: A Feminist Approach to High Noon – new video essay by Western scholar J. E. Smyth
• Interview with film historian Neil Sinyard, author of Fred Zinnemann: Films of Character and Conscience
• A 1969 audio interview with writer Carl Foreman from the National Film Theatre in London
• The Making of High Noon – a documentary on the making of the film
• Inside High Noon and Behind High Noon – two video pieces on the making and context of the film
• Theatrical trailer