USA,
1952, 85 min
Directed by:
Fred ZinnemannScreenplay:
Carl ForemanCinematography:
Floyd CrosbyComposer:
Dimitri TiomkinCast:
Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr., Harry Morgan, Ian MacDonald, Harry Shannon, Morgan Farley (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
As Sheriff Will Kane prepares to retire from his law-making, gun-fighting duties and marry his pacifist girlfriend, he receives word that a man he sent to prison has been pardoned. Kane initially escapes, but returns to protect the town from this killer and his band of outlaws only to find hostility and resentment among the uncooperative townsfolk. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1953 - Gary Cooper (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role)
- 1953 - Best Achievement in Film Editing
- 1953 - Dimitri Tiomkin (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1953 - Dimitri Tiomkin (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song))
- 1953 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1953 - Fred Zinnemann (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1953 - Carl Foreman (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Golden Globes
- 1953 - Gary Cooper (Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama)
- 1953 - Katy Jurado (Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture)
- 1953 - Dimitri Tiomkin (Best Original Score)
- 1953 - Floyd Crosby (Best Cinematography - B/W)
- 1953 - Best Motion Picture – Drama
- 1953 - Carl Foreman (Best Screenplay)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1952 - Best Film
- 1952 - Fred Zinnemann (Best Director)