| Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [1962] | ![Man Who Shot Liberty Valance [1962]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/4111JMSRH9L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Director: John Ford
Actors: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'brien
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 3870
Format: Anamorphic, Black & White, Dubbed, Pal
Languages: English (Original Language), Arabic (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled), Czech (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hebrew (Subtitled), Hungarian (Subtitled), Icelandic (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), German (Dubbed), Italian (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: Universal, suitable for all
Running Time: 118 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437880734
ASIN: B0000634BN
Theatrical Release Date: April 22, 1962
Release Date: June 6, 2005
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 masters at work March 26, 2008
john wayne,john ford and james stewart are 3 master craftsmen of the western filmvaults.they come together here in this great little offering,stewart plays a lawyer who arrives at a small mid-west town ,wayne plays the local gunman .the part of liberty valance is played by another great lee marvin,valance is an horrible man who terrorise's most of the town ,everybody bar wayne is terrified of him ,when he see's stewart he take's an instant dislike and tries to force him out of town but stewart is a stuborn man and will not leave.it finally ends in a gunfight between stewart a dishwashing lawyer who can hardly fire a gun and vallance a notorius killer ,stewart manages to kill valance and is known as the man who shot liberty valance and goes on to make a top congressman ,but who actually fired the gun .this is a great little film that is told by stewart has he stands over waynes coffin and relives the moment from years earlier ,the whole cast is superb yet another classic from ford.
 Classic Western February 16, 2008
John Fords "The Man who shot libert valance is another brilliant western".
It stars John Wayne,James Stewart and Lee Marvin and a small part for one of my favorite actors Lee Van Cleef.Enough action and drama here to keep even the non western fan happy.I actualy thought this film was in color bit annoyed when i fount out it wasnt not that i have a probleam with B&W movies.But the film was so great it culd have been green and yellow still would have been great.
 What a strange film... October 18, 2007
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
There's something about Liberty Valance that lingers for days. In many ways it's an appallingly bad and corny film, with way too many holes in the plot. Like, if most of the townsfolk can't read, how can they have a newspaper? It seems that by 1962 all Wayne had to do was walk on screen in full costume and smile. We didn't need to know any more about his character...
But there are moments that work really well: the real sense of tragedy at the beginning; and the genuine sense of shock when a dramatic climax that appears to be entirely predictable instead goes in another direction, and our 'hero' turns up too late. Later we get to see the scene from someone else's point of view and realise that events weren't as we had thought. Very unusual stuff in a conventional western.
If you want to check out Ford, Wayne, or historic moments in cinema, this is a must. Otherwise... get The Searchers.
What a strange film... October 18, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There's something about Liberty Valance that lingers for days. In many ways it's an appallingly bad and corny film, with way too many holes in the plot. Like, if most of the townsfolk can't read, how can they have a newspaper? It seems that by 1962 all Wayne had to do was walk on screen in full costume and smile. We didn't need to know any more about his character...
But there are moments that work really well: the real sense of tragedy at the beginning; and the genuine sense of shock when a dramatic climax that appears to be entirely predictable instead goes in another direction, and our 'hero' turns up too late. Later we get to see the scene from someone else's point of view and realise that events weren't as we had thought. Very unusual stuff in a conventional western.
If you want to check out Ford, Wayne, or historic moments in cinema, this is a must. Otherwise... get The Searchers.
Inteligent, surprising, with great casting, full of humour and with one very tragic character September 13, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
How come, that the secret of making movies which could be THAT good, seems to be lost? No matter how long you look, you will not find in the contemporary cinema a movie which would be so smart, funny and tragic in the same time as this one. Well, ladies and gentlemen, behold here one of the most legendary masterpieces of western - and three giants of American cinema: James Stewart, John Wayne and Lee Marvin.
This is a highly symbolical story about the barbary being beaten away by the civilisation, the crime being reduced by law and the chaos of wilderness being replaced by order. The symbol of barbary, crime, chaos and violence is a jubilant, agressive, vile and primitiv bandit, called Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin). He is so horrible that almost strangely appealing, a force of nature which can fascinate - until we actually see his victims.... He will be confronted by a young lawyer (James Stewart), who came to the Far West trying to establish a law practice, but who, in a lawless town, will end washing dishes. Now, James Stewart was not a whimp (he actually ended the WWII as general of aviation - the only Hollywoodian actor who went as far in military) but in this movie he portarys the total opposite of Liberty Valance - he is civilised, non-violent, polite, reserved (although well spoken), in fact he seems a little dull compared to the bandit. Until the day when he grabs that gun and (still wearing an apron!) walks toward Liberty Valance...
But the actor who is the reason for which this movie is such a masterpiece is the Duke himself - John Wayne. This is one of his most important, most complex and possibly the most tragic roles. His character represents what we have to loose when the heroic and barbaric times end - we gain civilisation, peace, law and order. But we loose also something - and although finally we get a fair deal, it is still painful. Even if you hate John Wayne, you will feel for his character in this movie - and you will be impressed by his acting.
This movie is not linear - the story of this one gunfight and its consequences is told twice, and before that we are going from one time to another. The plot is watertight - everything falls in place at the end with the precision of a Swiss clock mechanism. And the final punchline of this partly tragic but finally very funny movie will simply blow you away! This is a treasure of the world cinema - a classic to see and then see again.
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