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• Drama
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• 1953
• George Stevens
• 113 mins
• PG

Summary

Classic western starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur and Van Heflin. In Wyoming during the 1890s, the bitter feud between homesteaders and rival cattlemen grows stronger. Amid the unrest, hard-working Joe Starrett, his wife and young son try to stand their ground against the brutal Ryker gang. Then into their lives rides Shane, an enigmatic stranger with a mysterious past as a gunfighter.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Tony Sloman

If you've never seen it, Shane is a revelation, a marvellous distillation of all that is fine about Hollywood cinema. A great director (George Stevens) takes on a familiar genre (the western) and imbues it with a vision that is both personal and universal. Sweeping you up via Loyal Griggs's Technicolor photography and Bill Hornbeck and Tom McAdoo's magnificent editing, it tells the story of a man, a woman and a boy, whose lives are changed by the stranger dressed in buckskin who rides onto their land. Alan Ladd gives the performance of a lifetime in the title role; not an obvious choice, he is superb, and the rest of the cast are also impeccable, notably Jean Arthur as the married woman whose relationship with Shane is subtly understated. Victor Young's score is exceptional, his majestic main theme lingering long after the movie is over. This is one of the finest American motion pictures, brilliantly constructed and beautifully filmed, and a constant source of pleasure.

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7.6/10

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Cast

rolenameShaneAlan LaddMarion StarrettJean ArthurJoe StarrettVan HeflinJoey StarrettBrandon de WildeWilsonJack PalanceChris CallowayBen Johnson (1)Fred LewisEdgar BuchananRykerEmile MeyerStonewall TorreyElisha Cook JrMr ShipsteadDouglas SpencerMorganJohn DierkesMrs TorreyEllen CorbySam GraftonPaul McVey

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rolenameDirectorGeorge Stevens

Details

Theatrical distributor

Paramount Film Service Ltd

Languages

English

Guidance

Some violence.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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