Shane

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Shane is a classic 1953 American Western film, directed by George Stevens, that follows a mysterious gunslinger who becomes entangled in a frontier family's struggle against a ruthless cattle baron.

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Label Occurrences
Shane canonical 11
Shane in "Shane" 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Western film
film
AcademyAwardNominations 6
AcademyAwardWin Best Cinematography, Color
antagonist Jack Wilson NERFINISHED
Rufus Ryker NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Jack Schaefer NERFINISHED
basedOn Shane (novel) NERFINISHED
cinematographyBy Loyal Griggs NERFINISHED
colorProcess Technicolor
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director George Stevens NERFINISHED
distributor Paramount Pictures
distributorRegion theatrical release in the United States
editedBy Tom McAdoo NERFINISHED
William Hornbeck NERFINISHED
genre Western
mainCharacter Joe Starrett NERFINISHED
Joey Starrett NERFINISHED
Marian Starrett NERFINISHED
Shane NERFINISHED
musicBy Victor Young NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective told largely from the viewpoint of a young boy
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Director
Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Screenplay NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Brandon de Wilde) NERFINISHED
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Jack Palance) NERFINISHED
notableFor iconic final line "Shane, come back!"
influence on the Western genre
originalLanguage English
producer George Stevens NERFINISHED
productionCompany Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED
recognizedAs classic Western film
registrySelectionYear 1993
releaseDate 1953-04-23
releaseYear 1953
runtimeMinutes 118
screenwriter A. B. Guthrie Jr. NERFINISHED
Jack Sher NERFINISHED
selectedFor United States National Film Registry NERFINISHED
setInPeriod late 19th century American frontier
settingLocation Wyoming Territory NERFINISHED
starring Alan Ladd NERFINISHED
Brandon de Wilde NERFINISHED
Jack Palance NERFINISHED
Jean Arthur NERFINISHED
Van Heflin NERFINISHED
theme conflict between homesteaders and cattle barons
myth of the lone gunslinger

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George Stevens directed Shane
Lyle Bettger notableWork Shane
Alan Ladd notableWork Shane
Alan Ladd role Shane
this entity surface form: Shane in "Shane"
Ben Johnson notableWork Shane
Van Heflin notableWork Shane
Van Heflin performedIn Shane
Ladd notableWork Shane
subject surface form: Alan Ladd