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Sep 3, 2000 · The movie is conventionally seen as the story of farmers standing up to the brutal law of the gun in the Old West, with a lone rider helping a settler hold onto his land in the face of hired thugs. Look a little more carefully and you find that the rider and the farmer's wife feel an attraction for one another.
97% Tomatometer 37 Reviews 81% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings Enigmatic gunslinger Shane (Alan Ladd) rides into a small Wyoming town with hopes of quietly settling down as a farmhand. Taking a...
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- Alan Ladd
- George Stevens
- Paramount Pictures
Despite being burdened with grand pretensions, George Steven's Shane stands securely as one of the most intelligent westerns of its era. Full Review | Original Score: 81/100 | Aug 2, 2010
Jan 3, 2019 · “Shane” was a massive hit on release in 1953, earning stellar reviews and six Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Director and Supporting Actor nods for both Palance and de Wilde. Loyal Griggs took home the statuette for his stunning cinematography.
Classic Western for the ages. Read Common Sense Media's Shane review, age rating, and parents guide.
- Alan Ladd
- George Stevens
- Paramount Pictures
SHANE is an entirely visual and iconic example of the western genre that also standards as Alan Ladd's most famous role. The thing that makes this film is the direction from George Stevens, which is really something else.
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Jul 24, 2023 · Review: Guthrie’s ‘Shane’ is a better version of a classic Western. Staging doesn’t shy away from historical innaccuracies that filled Hollywood’s renditions. William DeMeritt as Shane in the...