The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a classic 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford, renowned for its exploration of myth versus reality in the shaping of the American West.
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| The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (short story) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American film
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Western film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| antagonistRole | Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (short story)
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| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | William H. Clothier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | John Ford ⓘ |
| distributor | Paramount Pictures ⓘ |
| editedBy | Otho Lovering ⓘ |
| famousQuote | When the legend becomes fact, print the legend. ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Paramount Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | Western ⓘ |
| leadActorRole |
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard
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John Wayne as Tom Doniphon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Hallie Stoddard
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Liberty Valance ⓘ Ransom Stoddard ⓘ Tom Doniphon ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cyril J. Mockridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | flashback ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer |
John Ford
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Willis Goldbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | classic Western film ⓘ |
| recognizedFor | exploration of myth versus reality in the American West ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 123 ⓘ |
| screenwriter |
James Warner Bellah
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Willis Goldbeck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Shinbone
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Territory of Colorado ⓘ |
| shortStoryAuthor | Dorothy M. Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Andy Devine
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Edmond O'Brien NERFINISHED ⓘ James Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ John Carradine ⓘ John Wayne ⓘ Lee Marvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Vera Miles NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Strode ⓘ |
| studioSystemEra |
Hollywood Golden Age
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surface form:
Classical Hollywood cinema
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| theme |
legend and history
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myth versus reality ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century American West ⓘ |
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John Ford