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78% Critic Match
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
“Together for the first time”
7.8 / 10• 1962• 2h 3m•PG-13• English
Western
Storyline
Questions arise when Senator Stoddard attends the funeral of a local man named Tom Doniphon in a small Western town. Flashing back, we learn Doniphon saved Stoddard, then a lawyer, when he was roughed up by a crew of outlaws terrorizing the town, led by Liberty Valance. As the territory's safety hung in the balance, Doniphon and Stoddard, two of the only people standing up to him, proved to be very important, but different, foes to Valance.
Cast & Crew
John Wayne
Tom Doniphon
Lead
James Stewart
Ransom Stoddard
Vera Miles
Hallie Stoddard
Lee Marvin
Liberty Valance
Edmond O'Brien
Dutton Peabody
Andy Devine
Link Appleyard
Ken Murray
Doc Willoughby
John Carradine
Cassius Starbuckle
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Ford's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
