The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Name: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director: John Ford
Released: 1962
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: James Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien

1962 · 123 MIN · IMDB 8.1 · 85,158 VOTES · DIR. John Ford

Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 1,063 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:02:13 - Thank you, Jason. On time. - You bet!

00:06:23 You knew where I wanted to go, didn't you?

00:12:55 You're a young man! A young man.

00:18:47 Don't stand there gossiping. Get him inside. Pompey!

00:24:13 What kind of community have I come to?

00:29:11 I'd be a poor newspaperman indeed

00:32:33 She'll get over it. What is reading and writing for a girl?

00:36:22 Peter, you hear that? Peter!

00:39:31 we'll have water and all kinds of flowers.

00:45:57 if you want to stay healthy, there's two ways to do it.

00:50:00 How's the rest of my family doing in reading?

00:53:12 - He called it the Constitution. - Declaration of Independence.

00:56:14 It could get worse than the sheep wars.

01:01:06 - I never told her. - Peabody did.

01:06:10 A small beer.

01:09:43 Yes I can, because I got other plans, personal plans.

01:13:28 All those in favour of Liberty Valance, raise your hands.

01:18:25 Isn't, ain't, what difference does it make?

01:26:14 Ain't that enough what, Mr Marshal?

01:35:08 He was just gonna make a pass. You saw that!

01:41:47 Order!

01:46:11 came the pioneer and the buffalo hunter, the adventurous and the bold.

01:50:04 Honest citizen?! Liberty Valance?

01:54:56 He's right, Rance.

Cast & Characters

James Stewart Ransom Stoddard John Wayne Tom Doniphon Vera Miles Hallie Stoddard Lee Marvin Liberty Valance Edmond O'Brien Dutton Peabody Andy Devine Link Appleyard Ken Murray Doc Willoughby John Carradine Maj. Cassius Starbuckle Jeanette Nolan Nora Ericson John Qualen Peter Ericson

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,063

Dialogue density8.6 lines / min

First line00:02:13

Final line01:54:56

Production Record

DirectorJohn Ford

LanguageEnglish

Budget$3,200,000

Revenue$8,000,000

IMDb votes85,158