The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

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PG-13 1962 · 123 min · ★ 7.8 (1K) · Western

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.

Directed by John Ford · Written by James Warner Bellah

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John Wayne Tom Doniphon
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
Jeanette Nolan Nora Ericson
John Qualen Peter Ericson
Willis Bouchey Jason Tully
Carleton Young Maxwell Scott

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