High Noon Limited Edition Blu-ray

Eureka Entertainment has announced that it will release a Limited Edition of Fred Zinnemann's classic western High Noon (1952), starring Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, and Grace Kelly. The release will be available for purchase on September 16.

While the film has become a favourite of U.S. presidents from Eisenhower and Reagan to Clinton, its release was controversial: John Wayne (who had turned down the role) and Howard Hawks hated it, precisely because it was viewed as a thinly veiled allegory for the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings investigating communism at the time. Its politics make it even more intriguing now, but regardless, High Noon is one of the most important — and gripping films — of the 1950s

SPECIAL FEATURES AND TECHNICAL SPECS:

• 4K Digital Restoration
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
• Brand new and exclusive audio commentary by historian Glenn Frankel, author of High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic
• Brand new and exclusive audio commentary by western authority Stephen Prince
• New video 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 [22 mins] a documentary on the making of the film
• Inside High Noon [47 mins] and Behind High Noon [10 mins] two video pieces on the making and context of the film
• Theatrical Trailer

LIMITED EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

• Hardbound Slipcase PLUS: A LIMITED EDITION 100-PAGE Collector s book featuring new writing on the film; the original short story The Tin Star by John W. Cunningham; excerpts from writings and interviews with director Fred Zinnemann; archival articles and materials relating to the film