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

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