Classic Western High Noon Coming To Glorious 4K!

You Don’t have to be a Western fan to know High Noon is one of the all time greats. In July, Eureka Entertainment the film a 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray upgrade release.

Fred Zinnemann’s iconic western starring Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly. Re-released once again as part of The Masters of Cinema Series on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray from a 4K digital restoration for the first time ever in UK.

One of the most influential and iconic Westerns ever made, High Noon is a powerful film about the individual drive to do good in the face of a society that would rather turn a blind eye to evil.  it remains just as riveting, nail-bitingly tense and fiercely political as it was in the 1950s.

In an Oscar-winning performance, Gary Cooper (Man of the West) stars as small-town Marshal Will Kane, who is preparing to retire and ride off into the sunset with his bride Amy (Grace Kelly, Rear Window). However, his plans are derailed when he is informed that an outlaw he once sent to jail, Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald, Johnny Guitar), is soon to arrive with his brutal gang in tow. High Noon then follows Kane in real time as he tries to assemble a posse – but the townspeople are reluctant to help him and Amy, a pacifist who abhors violence, wants him to simply walk away. But as high noon approaches, Kane realises he must do the right thing… with or without help.

While High Noon is now an acknowledged American masterpiece, its release was controversial. Both John Wayne (who turned down its central role) and Howard Hawks (who made Rio Bravo in response) hated the film for its thinly veiled critical commentary on McCarthyism and the persecution of those accused of having “communist” beliefs. The film has lost none of its political power – or its irrefutable entertainment value.

“a classic example of what had come to be known in the late 1940s as an ‘adult’ or ‘psychological’ western” – Philip French, The Observer

LIMITED EDITION ULTRA-HD BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES:
Limited to 2000 copies | Limited Edition O-card slipcase | PLUS: 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 | * All extras subject to change

USA | 1952 | U | 85 MINS | 1.37:1 OAR | WESTERN | ENGLISH

High Noon will be released on on 4K Ultra-HD Blu-ray as part of the The Masters Of Cinema range from 28th July in the UK and Ireland.