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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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.
Details
- Release date
- 1962-04-13
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Genres
- Western
- Status
- Released
- Production
- John Ford Productions, Paramount Pictures
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- John Wayne as Tom Doniphon
- James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard
- Vera Miles as Hallie Stoddard
- Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance
- Edmond O'Brien as Dutton Peabody
- Andy Devine as Link Appleyard
- Ken Murray as Doc Willoughby
- John Carradine as Cassius Starbuckle
- Jeanette Nolan as Nora Ericson
- John Qualen as Peter Ericson
- Willis Bouchey as Jason Tully
- Carleton Young as Maxwell Scott
Crew
- John Ford - Director
- James Warner Bellah - Screenplay
- Willis Goldbeck - Screenplay
- Dorothy M. Johnson - Story
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