The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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Starring: John Wayne  James Stewart  Vera Miles  Lee Marvin  Edmond O'Brien
Year of release: 1962
Running time: 119 Min.
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Category: Drama  Romance  Western  

Ranking with Stagecoach as one of the greatest of its genre, ‘The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance’ is the modern-day Western to beat all Westerns. John Ford, whose very name is synonymous with Westerns, directed the ideal cast. Jimmy Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid the fair village of Shinbone of its number one nuisance and Bad Man: Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). And as if all that weren’t enough, the biggest star that ever aimed a six-shooter plays the Man of the title: John Wayne. Super-sincere Stewart and rugged rancher Wayne also share the same love interest (Vera Miles). One gets the gunman but the other gets the gal…

Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations