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 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (DVD)
 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (DVD) ... "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." That's more than the code of a newspaperman in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance; it's practically the operating credo of director John Ford, the most honoured of American filmmakers. In this late film from a long career, Ford looks at the civilising of an Old West town, Shinbone, through the sad memories of settlers looking back. In the town's wide-open youth, two-fisted Westerner John Wayne and tenderfoot newcomer James Stewart clash over a woman (Vera Miles) but ultimately unite against the notorious outlaw Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). Ford's nostalgia for the past is tempered by his stark approach, unusual for the visual poet of Stagecoach and The Searchers. The two heavyweights, Wayne and Stewart, are good together, with Wayne the embodiment of rugged individualism and Stewart the idealistic prophet of the civilisation that will eventually tame the Wild West. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance may be the saddest Western ever made, closer to an elegy than an action movie, and as cleanly beautiful as its central symbol, the cactus rose. --Robert HortonNewest Review: ... by the John Wayne character ,Tom Donovan, who goes on to lose the girl (Vera Miles) to Rance Stoddard, the character taken ... more ... by Jimmy Stewart.
Stewart plays his usual decent and principled character as he seeks to set up a law practice in a town where the law is usually dealt out on the end of a gun.
Wayne plays a rather darker character in Donovan. Tough and uncompromising he carries the torch for the girl he lost, right up till his death. Waynes acting usually invites sneers from the ignorant but he squares up to Stewart rather well.
Lee Marvin also takes an excellent part as the late Mr Valance. What a great character actor this man ...more |
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [DVD] [1962]
"When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." That's more tha ... Last Update 25.12.2009 05:45
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (DVD): The law needs a gun to back it up in the Old West. (461 words)
by - written on 31/10/09 (Very useful, 4 readings)
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I watched this movie last night, it was the first time I have seen it since the early seventies when it was a staple of the BBCs regular John Wayne seasons. Of course the BBC has long since given up on John Wayne film seasons, or indeed films by any other artist of note. The plot involves a lawyer, played by James Stewart, killing the local hoodlum, Liberty Valance, in a gunfight and making himself a local hero. He goes on to be a Senator, he gets the girl and has a successful career. The twist is that Valance was actually killed by the John Wayne character ,Tom Donovan, who goes on to lose the girl (Vera Miles) to Rance ... Read the complete review
Armed Apron (1002 words)
by - written on 23/10/06 (Very useful, 219 readings)
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(film only review) Who watches Westerns? Nowadays hardly anybody, the genre is as passé as the historical period in which it is set. First came the original Westerns most of which follow a fixed pattern and aren‘t too interested in historical truth, then came the parodies, the so-called Spaghetti Westerns from Italy, and now only occasionally a director uses the ingredients to tell a story like Kevin Kostner does in Dances with Wolves. Why would I watch an oldie from 1962, what’s more, one in ugly black and white? Well, some Westerns are real gems and esteemed for the story they tell and the achievement of the actors and John Ford’s The Man Who Shot ... Read the complete review
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (DVD): It's not RED RIVER but...... (353 words)
by - written on 30/04/01 (Useful, 76 readings)
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THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE. A masterpiece for some, an overlong and unrewarding Western for others. I remember as a child watching “Liberty Valance” on my parents black & white TV. I enjoyed it and watched it again many years later on a colour TV. It was still in black and white. The movie was directed by John Ford in 1962 and tells the story of a very good guy (James Stewart) who plays a young (I don’t think so) lawyer who is badly beaten up by a very bad guy (Lee Marvin). A good guy (John Wayne) comes across the unconscious Stewart, brings him back to town and drops him off at the local Cafe. A very nice waitress (Vera Miles) ... Read the complete review
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