Shane (1953)

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Directed by

George Stevens

Starring (View all)

Alan Ladd
Shane

Jean Arthur
Marian Starrett

Van Heflin
Joe Starrett

Brandon De Wilde
Joey Starrett

Jack Palance
Jack Wilson

Ben Johnson
Chris Calloway

Edgar Buchanan
Fred Lewis

Emile Meyer
Rufus Ryker

Written by

A.B. Guthrie Jr.
(screenplay)

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A landmark western

11 years, 10 months ago at Jan 27 11:38

PvtCaboose91

2 votes

"A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that." Shane may be a vehement Western due to its adherence to several of the genre's tropes, but it's a film that belies its genre. By the 1950s, the American Western genre had become predictable, with Westerns growing to the point of being i... read more

SHANE

13 years ago at Nov 28 4:30

bharath

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SHANE, Paramount, 1953.
Dir. George Stevens, Perf. Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Helfin.
Review by Dominic

As young Joey Starrett (Brandon DeWilde) plays around the front of his isolated valley home, stalking a deer with an unloaded rifle, a buckskin-clad stranger (Ladd) rides in from the distance and crosses on to his family’s land. The boy is captivated by the man, w... read more

A classic

12 years, 4 months ago at Jul 20 8:35

johanlefourbe

2 votes

To be honest, I didn't really know what to expect from this movie but since it is a classic, I thought I should give it a try. Well, basically, even though the damned thing has a really solid reputation, I thought it was a rather standard Western story. Indeed, it was a generic tale about some simple farmers who are bullied by some evil cattle baron and, of course, a mysterious stranger passes by ... read more

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Shane rides into a conflict between cattleman Ryker and a bunch of settlers, like the Starretts, whose land Ryker wants.

Release date: 1 October 1953
UPC: 097360652277

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