Review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) by Stephen C — 01 Sep 2010

When western becomes a pretext (part 2)... for John Ford the anthropologist.

This review of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) was written by Stephen C on 01 Sep 2010.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Jon P (467) on 07 Jul 2014

Beautifully played and tremendously influential, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is one of the very finest of the John Ford Westerns, bathed…

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This movie is my favorite John Wayne movie. He plays the perfect good guy. That doesn't feel the need to be loved for just doing the right thing…

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