The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

7.8IMDb Score
Released:1962-04-13
Genre:Western
Duration:123 min
Country:United States of America
Director:John Ford
Actors:John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien
Production:John Ford Productions, Paramount Pictures

Overview:

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.

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