''High Noon'' is a 2000 American

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directed by

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and written by

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and

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. It is a remake of the 1952 film ''

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''. The film stars

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. The film premiered on TBS on August 20, 2000.

Plot

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'' noted that the plot had only minor changes from the original film. In the late 1890s,

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is the chief marshal of Hadleyville, a small town in the

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; even though all of his deputies have resigned, Kane continues to serve due his strong sense of duty. His new wife, Amy, is a

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and pacifist who deplores violence. At her urging, Kane decides to retire and become a farmer. However, Kane then learns that Frank Miller, a

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and killer he brought to justice years ago, has been pardoned and will arrive in Hadleyville on the noon train. Miller's old gang has returned to join him, and a message arrives stating that his first order of business will be to shoot Kane dead as revenge for convicting him. Kane reaches out to his former deputies for help, but all of them refuse for various reasons. He then tries forming a

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, but the townspeople are even less willing to fight alongside him. Some are sympathetic to Miller as his notoriety made the town famous and they blame Kane for ruining a good thing, while others are afraid of him or feel that it isn't their responsibility to uphold the law. Several residents do volunteer anyway, but Kane is forced to turn them away as they are either too young, old, or physically unfit to fight. A desperate Kane turns to his friend Judge Mettrick for advice; Mettrick simply tells him to leave town as he originally planned to. Unwilling to abandon his post, Kane decides to face Miller and his gang alone. Amy, who had threatened to leave on the noon train with or without Kane, returns and saves him by shooting one of Miller's men in the back. Kane finally guns his nemesis down after he tries to threaten Amy. After Miller's death, the town people come out to congratulate and thank Kane. Without saying a word, he throws his marshal's badge in the dirt and rides away.

Cast

as Will Kane *

as Amy Kane *

as Harvey Pell *

as Helen Ramirez *

as Mart Howe *

as Antonio *

as Frank Miller * Matthew Walker as Judge Mettrick * Frank C. Turner as Station Master *Shaun Johnston as Joe Henderson *Terry King as Henry Munchhausen *Kate Newby as Janet Munchhausen *David LeReaney as Sam Beattie *

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as Billy *Joe Norman Shaw as Dave Cleaver *Trevor Leigh as Pete Cleaver *Colin A. Campbell as Jordan *Jim Leyden as Simpson *Stephen Eric McIntyre as Pierce *Jim Shield as Colby *Royal Sproule as Liam *

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as Rudy * Jacqueline Robbins as Jane * Joyce Robbins as Hannah *Judith Buchan as Glenda Beattie

Production

Filming took place in

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, and lasted for 19 days.

References

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