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Shane (1953)

NR ★ 7.3/10 118 min Drama, Western United States English
Director: George Stevens
Screenplay by: A.B. Guthrie Jr.
Novel: Jack Schaefer
Dialogue: Jack Sher
Streaming: Not available
The greatest story of the West ever filmed!

Description

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

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Top Cast

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd Shane
Jean Arthur
Jean Arthur Marian Starrett
Van Heflin
Van Heflin Joe Starrett
Brandon De Wilde
Brandon De Wilde Joey Starrett
Jack Palance
Jack Palance Jack Wilson
Ben Johnson
Ben Johnson Chris Calloway
Edgar Buchanan
Edgar Buchanan Fred Lewis
Emile Meyer
Emile Meyer Rufus Ryker

Shane Appears on 13 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #741
AFI’S 100 YEARS…100 MOVIES — 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION
American Film Institute #45
Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures
Academy Museum of Motion Pictures #202
Metacritic Must-See Movies of All-Time (Metascore: 81+/100) Redux
Metacritic #978
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #728
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #655

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time
IndieWire #33
Paste Magazines 100 Best Films Of The 1950s
Paste Magazine #33
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Western Movies
Paste Magazine #19
Roger Eberts Great Movies
Roger Ebert #296
The Observers Top 100 Film Moments 2
The Observer #57

Filmmaker Curation

Martin Scorsese's Alternative List of Favorite Films
LaCinetek #39

Genre Curation

The 50 Best Western Movies Ever by Keith Phipps (Vulture)
Vulture #19

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