The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962 · directed by John Ford

Rating

89/100

Hit

yes

Prestige lists

Criterion

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.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), directed by John Ford, rates 89/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• John Wayne
• James Stewart
• Vera Miles
• Lee Marvin
• Edmond O'Brien
• Andy Devine
• Ken Murray
• John Carradine
• Jeanette Nolan
• John Qualen

Crew

• William H. Clothier — Director of Photography
• Otho Lovering — Editor
• Cyril J. Mockridge — Original Music Composer
• James Warner Bellah — Screenplay
• Willis Goldbeck — Screenplay

More from John Ford

1. Stagecoach (1939) — 97/100 · hit
2. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — 96/100 · hit
3. The Searchers (1956) — 96/100 · hit
4. My Darling Clementine (1946) — 86/100 · hit
5. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — 85/100 · hit
6. Fort Apache (1948) — 83/100 · hit

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