UNITED STATES · 1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Classical Hollywood
western justice
law vs. frontier violence
myth making and legend
redemption and sacrifice
clash of civilizations
Synopsis
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 ver
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