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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Play trailer Poster for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Released Apr 22, 1962,  2h 2m,  Western Play Trailer Watchlist
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Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
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Featuring a trio of classic leading men and a rich story captured by a director at the peak of his craft, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is one of the finest Westerns ever filmed.

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Jake Cole Slant Magazine John Ford regularly made such clear-eyed, unsentimental assessments of the Old West and the lies that forged its mythology that one may wonder how the concept of a 鈥渞evisionist western鈥� ever took root when the original was already so bleak. May 16, 2022 Full Review Richard Brody The New Yorker There's much to say about it; the simplest is that it's both the most romantic of Westerns and the greatest American political movie. Apr 29, 2013 Full Review

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Douglas G It is not a perfect movie, but it is close. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/13/25 Full Review Vitor O In a career full of westerns, this is possibly the best one by John Ford. Also, it manages to be, arguably, the best role ever played by John Wayne. It's just an outstanding movie, that merits repetitive watching. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review
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Synopsis Questions arise when Senator Stoddard (James Stewart) attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon (John Wayne) in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Director
John Ford
Producer
Willis Goldbeck, John Ford
Screenwriter
James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck, Dorothy M. Johnson
Distributor
Paramount Pictures, CIC-Taft Home Video
Production Co
Paramount Pictures, John Ford Productions
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 22, 1962, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2011
Runtime
2h 2m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.37:1)
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