The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Classic 4.28/5 1962 · Directed by John Ford · Starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Lee Marvin · Western · 122 min

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 very important, but different, foes to Valance.

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