High Noon, a Rare card

High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, and Otto Kruger.
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Rarity: Rare
Domain: Arts
ATK: 76
DEF: 83
Power: 159
Wikipedia reads a year: 300,000

Power 159 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.

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High Noon quiz: 3 questions

Three questions on the High Noon card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.

Find the missing word
The ______ by Carl Foreman is based on John W. Cunningham's short story "The Tin Star", first published in Collier's magazine in 1947.
Answer
screenplay. The screenplay by Carl Foreman is based on John W. Cunningham's short story "The Tin Star", first published in Collier's magazine in 1947. From the High Noon article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
High Noon is a ____ American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, and Otto Kruger.
Answer
1950s. High Noon is a 1952 American Western film directed by Fred Zinnemann, produced by Stanley Kramer, and starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Katy Jurado, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, and Otto Kruger. From the High Noon article on Wikipedia.

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The facts on the card

The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.

The screenplay by Carl Foreman is based on John W. Cunningham's short story "The Tin Star", first published in Collier's magazine in 1947.
The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
Upon its release, High Noon received mixed reviews, as critics and audiences expecting typical Western action were surprised by the film's focus on moral and emotional conflict.

Why it is Rare

Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The High Noon article was read about 300,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 83: each hit it takes is cut by 33 %.

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