A town marshal, despite protests from his new bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at high noon when the gang leader, an outlaw he sent to jail years ago, arrives on the noon train.
High Noon – like Casablanca – is accepted as one of the quintessential classic American films, whose title has gone into the lexicon when Americans reference a tough decision. Its hero’s dilemma is the very epitome of the Western genre where “a man’s got to do what a man’s got to do.” – Cinema Rediscovered