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Shane

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Shane
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NR,1hr 57min
Genres:
Western,Drama
Release:
1953
Director:
George Stevens
Distributor:
Paramount
Starring:
Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin  ...more
Synopsis: The simple story of a Wyoming range war is elevated to near-mythical status in producer/director George Stevens' Western classic Shane. Alan Ladd plays the title character, a mysterious drifter who rides into a tiny homesteading community and accepts the hospitality of a farming family. Patriarch Joe Starrett (Van Heflin) is impressed by the way Shane handles himself when facing down the hostile minions of land baron Emile Meyer, though he has trouble placing his complete trust in the stranger, as ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Jardine, AMG Review
Despite being burdened with grand pretensions, George Steven's Shane stands securely as one of the most intelligent westerns of its era. The story, underscored by potent historical conflicts between cattle ranchers and homesteaders, and broad philosophical issues contrasting the rugged individualist of American lore with the value of belonging to a community, is mythic in scope. The massive, imposing ... Full Review
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Alan Ladd
Shane
Jean Arthur
Marion Starrett
Van Heflin
Joe Starrett
Brandon de Wilde
Joey Starrett
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