Mezzogiorno di fuoco
Trama
Willy si dimette dal suo incarico di sceriffo proprio il giorno delle sue nozze con Amy, una ragazza quacchera della quale è da sempre innamorato. Quando viene a sapere che con il treno di mezzogiorno sta per tornare in città un pericoloso fuorilegge, si sente in dovere di riprendere la stella e di affrontarlo. Ma i cittadini che cerca di proteggere, impauriti, gli negano l'aiuto e così Willy dovrà cavarsela da solo. Fred Zinnemann, si ispira al racconto _The Tin Star_ di John Cunningham, e dirge un film in cui il tempo in cui si svolge l'azione coincide con il minutaggio effettivo. Quattro Oscar (attore protagonista, montaggio, musiche e miglior canzone) e molti rifacimenti.
La storia di un uomo troppo orgoglioso per fuggire.
(1952) Western , Thriller
Data rilascio : 09/06/1952
regia di Fred Zinnemann
Budget : 730.000,00 $
Incasso : 8.000.000,00 $
Cast
Gary Cooper - Marshal Will Kane
Thomas Mitchell - Mayor Jonas Henderson
Lloyd Bridges - Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Grace Kelly - Amy Fowler Kane
Katy Jurado - Helen Ramírez
Otto Kruger - Judge Percy Mettrick
Lon Chaney Jr. - Martin Howe
Harry Morgan - Sam Fuller
Ian MacDonald - Frank Miller
Eve McVeagh - Mildred Fuller
Morgan Farley - Dr. Mahin, minister
Harry Shannon - Cooper
Lee Van Cleef - Jack Colby
Robert J. Wilke - Jim Pierce
Sheb Wooley - Ben Miller
Jack Elam - Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
John Doucette - Trumbull (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope - Station Master (uncredited)
Lee Aaker - Boy (uncredited)
Guy Beach - Fred - Coffinmaker (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake - Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
John Breen - Church Member (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll - Church Member (uncredited)
Herschel Graham - Church Member (uncredited)
Paul Kruger - Church Member (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien - Church Member (uncredited)
Roy Bucko - Barfly (uncredited)
Russell Custer - Barfly (uncredited)
Nora Bush - Townswoman (uncredited)
Ann Kunde - Townswoman (uncredited)
Ben Corbett - Townsman (uncredited)
Rudy Germane - Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward - Townsman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers - Townsman (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring - Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery - Townsman (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt - Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall - Townsman (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain - Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Christine - Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark - Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Paul Dubov - Scott (uncredited)
Dick Elliott - Kibbee (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer - Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Tim Graham - Sawyer (uncredited)
Tom Greenway - Ezra (uncredited)
Harry Harvey - Coy (uncredited)
Nolan Leary - Lewis (uncredited)
Tom London - Sam (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick - Fletcher (uncredited)
William Newell - Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
James Millican - Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)
William Phillips - Barber (uncredited)
Lucien Prival - Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Reed - Johnny - Town Boy (uncredited)
Charles Soldani - Indian Outside of Saloon (uncredited)
Slim Talbot - Barbershop Customer (uncredited)