The Ox-Bow Incident
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High Noon
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About 1952 film directed by Fred Zinnemann
Genres Western, revisionist Western
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
Written by Carl Foreman
Starring Grace Kelly, Gary Cooper, Lee Van Cleef, Thomas Mitchell, Katy Jurado, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Elam
Music Dimitri Tiomkin
Runtime 85 min
Country United States
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