The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) movie poster

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

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👍 77%Google users liked it ⓘ
Critics Score
🎬 94%
Western

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Runtime
2h 3m
Country
United States of America
Language
English
TMDB Rating
7.8/10 (1,259 votes)
Rotten Tomatoes
95%
Metacritic
94

Cast

John Wayne as Tom Doniphon · 78% avg
James Stewart as Ransom Stoddard · 82% avg
Vera Miles as Hallie Stoddard · 74% avg
Lee Marvin as Liberty Valance · 79% avg
Edmond O'Brien as Dutton Peabody · 82% avg
Andy Devine as Marshal Link Appleyard · 83% avg
Ken Murray as Doc Willoughby
John Carradine as Maj. Cassius Starbuckle · 75% avg

Is The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance good?

Most people think so. 77% of audiences gave it a thumbs up, by Google's archived audience score. Critics gave it 94%.

Where it ranks on ThumbScore

Rank in its genre
#70 / 115 · Western
Rank in its year
#19 / 21 · 1962
Rank among its director's films
#4 / 5 · John Ford

By audience score, among films with 500 or more votes.

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. Wikipedia ↗

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What Reddit Thinks

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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance at 60: John Ford’s 1962 masterwork remains a surprisingly downbeat film about the west with never-better performances from James Stewart and John Wayne
Top comment: "This movie was on late night TV. It was advertised in TV guide as The Man Who Loved Liberty..."
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
Top comment: "Lee Marvin great role."
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