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Overview

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Director:
Writers:
James Warner Bellah (screenplay) and
Willis Goldbeck (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
22 April 1962 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Together For The First Time - James Stewart - John Wayne - in the masterpiece of four-time Academy Award winner John Ford
Plot:
A senator, who became famous for killing a notorious outlaw, returns for the funeral of an old friend and tells the truth about his deed. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(14 articles)
Directors We Love: John Ford
 (From Cinematical. 16 September 2009, 8:15 PM, PDT)

DVD: Review: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
 (From The AV Club. 2 June 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
Who's The Better Man Here? Answer: Neither. more (152 total)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

John Wayne ... Tom Doniphon

James Stewart ... Ransom Stoddard

Vera Miles ... Hallie Stoddard

Lee Marvin ... Liberty Valance

Edmond O'Brien ... Dutton Peabody
Andy Devine ... Marshal Link Appleyard
Ken Murray ... Doc Willoughby
John Carradine ... Maj. Cassius Starbuckle
Jeanette Nolan ... Nora Ericson
John Qualen ... Peter Ericson
Willis Bouchey ... Jason Tully - Conductor
Carleton Young ... Maxwell Scott
Woody Strode ... Pompey
Denver Pyle ... Amos Carruthers
Strother Martin ... Floyd
Lee Van Cleef ... Reese
Robert F. Simon ... Handy Strong
O.Z. Whitehead ... Herbert Carruthers
Paul Birch ... Mayor Winder
Joseph Hoover ... Charlie Hasbrouck - Reporter for 'The Star'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles Akins ... (uncredited)
Mario Arteaga ... Henchman (uncredited)
Gertrude Astor ... (uncredited)
Leonard Baker ... Man (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ... Townsman (uncredited)
Robert Donner ... (uncredited)
Larry Finley ... Bar X Man (uncredited)
Shug Fisher ... Kaintuck (uncredited)
Helen Gibson ... (uncredited)
Sam Harris ... (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward ... Henchman (uncredited)
William Henry ... (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower ... Shotgun (uncredited)
Earle Hodgins ... Clute Dumphries (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes ... (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui ... Drummer (uncredited)
Jack Kenny ... (uncredited)
Anna Lee ... Mrs. Prescott - Widow in Stage Holdup (uncredited)
Jacqueline Malouf ... Lietta Appleyard (uncredited)
Ted Mapes ... Highpockets (uncredited)
Montie Montana ... Politician on Horseback (uncredited)
Bob Morgan ... Roughrider (uncredited)
Charles Morton ... Drummer (uncredited)
Eva Novak ... (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Jack - Barman (uncredited)
Dorothy Phillips ... (uncredited)
Stephanie Pond-Smith ... (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... Henchman (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt ... Townsman in diner (uncredited)
Charles Seel ... Election Council President (uncredited)
Slim Talbot ... (uncredited)
Ralph Volkie ... Townsman (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Poker Game Dealer (uncredited)
Blackie Whiteford ... (uncredited)
Jack Williams ... Henchman (uncredited)
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Directed by
John Ford 
 
Writing credits
James Warner Bellah (screenplay) and
Willis Goldbeck (screenplay)

Dorothy M. Johnson (story)

Produced by
John Ford .... producer
Willis Goldbeck .... producer
 
Original Music by
Cyril J. Mockridge  (as Cyril Mockridge)
 
Cinematography by
William H. Clothier (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Otho Lovering 
 
Art Direction by
Eddie Imazu 
Hal Pereira 
 
Set Decoration by
Sam Comer 
Darrell Silvera 
 
Costume Design by
Edith Head 
Ron Talsky (uncredited)
 
Makeup Department
Nellie Manley .... hair styles supervisor
Wally Westmore .... makeup supervisor
 
Production Management
Don Robb .... unit production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wingate Smith .... assistant director
 
Art Department
Gene Lauritzen .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Charles Grenzbach .... sound recordist
Philip Mitchell .... sound recordist
 
Special Effects by
Farciot Edouart .... process photography
 
Stunts
John Epper .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward .... stunts (uncredited)
Tom Hennesy .... stunts (uncredited)
Bryan 'Slim' Hightower .... stunts (uncredited)
John Hudkins .... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Juaregui .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes .... stunts (uncredited)
Louise Montana .... stunts (uncredited)
Montie Montana .... stunts (uncredited)
Bob Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
Hal Needham .... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson .... stunts (uncredited)
Jack Williams .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Denis Cameron .... still photographer (uncredited)
 
Editorial Department
Stu Linder .... assistant editor (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Irvin Talbot .... conductor
Jack Hayes .... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leo Shuken .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Runtime:
123 min | Brazil:124 min | West Germany:113 min (cut version)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the scene where Stoddard is carried into the "Peter's Place" kitchen wounded, Nora (Jeanette Nolan) gives him a cup of coffee laced with what she describes as "Akvavit, Swedish brandy" - the bottle is, in fact, a quite recognizable Akvavit bottle. The drink is found in all of Scandinavia but is largely considered to stem from Denmark. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: One of the songs being played in the saloon was "Hot Time In The Old Town Tonight," but the song was written in 1886 by Theodore Metz, several years after the time the story is set in. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Ransom Stoddard: [descending from railway carriage and consulting pocket watch] Thanks, Jason. On time.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in Munich (2005) more
Soundtrack:
Main Theme more

FAQ

A Note Regarding Spoilers
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Is this movie a musical?
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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Who's The Better Man Here? Answer: Neither., 22 June 2007
10/10
Author: jvincent1 from United States

I just read the comments of someone from August 30, 2004, who had reached the conclusion that John Wayne's character had stepped aside "for the better man," played by Jimmy Stewart. From my view, nothing could be farther from the truth. For all Ransom Stoddard's disdain for frontier violence, in the end, he was left with no choice but to pick-up a gun to finally silence Liberty Valance, something Valance knew better than to do with Wayne's Tom Doniphon. Call Stoddard the idealist and Doniphon the realist, but don't call him the better man. In 1946, John Ford directed My Darling Clementine, perfectly blending Wayne and Henry Fonda with his usual cast of characters to create a masterwork. Sixteen years later, he put Wayne together with Stewart (plus all the ol' gang) and made another peerless film. There was a time I didn't really "get" John Ford and John Wayne. One day, I awoke and now, the greatness of these two giants of the cinema is undeniable.

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