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1963

Nominated Costume Design

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

1962

Rank

67

Score

86.36

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Added

7/15/21

Western Drama film

John Ford follows the story of a lawyer who moves to a small west law-less town bullied by a local hoodlum with only an unofficial authority figure keeping him at bay ; 25 years later the lawyer-turned-senator , returns to town and recalls how the town got rid of the bully an who was responsible for it. John Ford creates a complex and nuanced take on the passing of the Old West contrasting wilderness vs civilization exploring human emotions enhanced by the performances of John Wayne and James Stewart.
It was nominated for 1 Academy Award.

DIRECTOR

John Ford

Irish-American film director, and naval officer (1894-1973).

CAST

James Stewart

American (1908-1997)

Vera Miles

American (born 1929)

John Wayne

American (1907-1979)

Lee Marvin

American (1924-1987)

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