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About the Film

Year

1962

Rating

NR

Genre

Western / Drama

Running Time

118 MIN

Synopsis

"This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." Behind the camera? John Ford, a director whose name is synonymous with "Westerns." Gathered in front of it? An ideal cast – James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles and Lee Marvin. Now presented on two discs, with all-new special features, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance rides into town as classic entry in the Paramount Centennial Collection. Director Ford brings us to the lawless frontier village of Shinbone, a town plagued by a larger-than-life nemesis, Liberty Valance (Marvin). Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid Shinbone of Valance, and he finds that he has an unlikely ally -- in the form of a rugged, local rancher (Wayne). The two men also share the same love interest (Miles). But when the final showdown becomes inevitable, one of the two will attempt to get the gunman … but the other one will wind up getting the gal.

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Where to Watch

Digital

About the Cast

James Stewart

Ransom Stoddard

John Wayne

Tom Doniphon

Lee Marvin

Liberty Valance

Vera Miles

Hallie Stoddard

Edmond O'Brien

Dutton Peabody

Andy Devine

Link Appleyard

Ken Murray

Doc Willoughby

John Carradine

Maj. Cassius Starbuckle

Jeanette Nolan

Nora Ericson

John Qualen

Peter Ericson

About the Crew

Director

John Ford

Producer

Willis Goldbeck

Producer

John Ford

Writer

Willis Goldbeck

Writer

James Warner Bellah

Based on Short Story By

Dorothy M. Johnson

Music Scoring

Cyril Mockridge

Music Scoring

Alfred Newman