The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962

type: Movie

language: English

duration: 123 min

genre: western

theme: western

director: John Ford

Score: 7 / 10

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lee Marvin (as Liberty Valance), Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin and Lee Van Cleef.

Plot

Sometime in the early 20th century, U.S. Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard and his wife, Hallie, arrive in Shinbone, a frontier town in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon. When asked by the local newspaper editor why a senator would attend the funeral of a poor rancher, Stoddard answers with a story that flashes back 25 years.

Cast

More details

author	Willis Goldbeck
director	John Ford
editor	Otho Lovering
genre	western
keywords	20th century build cattle baron even frontier town kill learn local newspaper marshal newspaper editor newspaper office nothing publish report shoot steakhouse town marshal train conductor united kingdom walk wash western united states
musicBy	Cyril J. Mockridge
nomination	Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White
producer	Willis Goldbeck
productionCompany	John Ford Productions
publisher	Paramount Pictures
recordedAt	Los Angeles Paramount Stage 1
theme	western