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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
“Together for the first time”
19627.82h 3m
Overview
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon 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. 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.
Directed by John Ford
Written by James Warner Bellah, Willis Goldbeck, Dorothy M. Johnson
Produced by John Ford, Willis Goldbeck
Box OfficeBudget: $3.2MRevenue: $8.0M
Top Cast
John Wayne
Tom Doniphon
James Stewart
Ransom Stoddard
Vera Miles
Hallie Stoddard
Lee Marvin
Liberty Valance
Edmond O'Brien
Dutton Peabody
Andy Devine
Marshal Link Appleyard
Ken Murray
Doc Willoughby
John Carradine
Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
Jeanette Nolan
Nora Ericson
John Qualen
Peter Ericson
Themes & Keywords
gunslingershowdownfunerallegendranchoutlawlawyerblack and whitestagecoachcowboy
About The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a western film released in 1962 exploring themes of gunslinger, showdown, funeral, legend, ranch, outlaw. Directed by John Ford, it stars John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles. Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon 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. 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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