content: High Noon, for me, is the greatest film ever made. Its beautifully structured, very spare script is a model of craftsmanship. Gary Cooper turns in an extraordinarily intense performance as the ill-fated Marshall. As some of the reviews on this page show, there are as many different angles to High Noon as there are viewers. The mark of an enduring classic is whether new generations can see their own concerns and fears and hopes in it. I'm 27, and High Noon speaks to me, brilliantly.