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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.
Shane. 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 ...
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- Alan Ladd
- George Stevens
- Paramount Pictures
"Shane" is an immensely beautiful film, stunningly photographed in color, rich in memorable and exhilarating moments... Every scene is composed with extreme care: The deer will raise its head and frame the oncoming rider perfectly between the branches of his antlers...
Shortly after the Civil War, a traveler named Shane (Alan Ladd) lingers with a family of Wyoming homesteaders, the Starretts, who are in the thick of a land feud between settlers and cattle ranch boss Ryker (Emile Meyer) and his posse. Shane is never fully accepted by the suspicious settlers.
- 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
Film Review: Shane. Strong boxoffice possibilities accrue to this socko drama of the early west, which draws on sound plot and characters, solid directorial interpretation and fine playing to...
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Shane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, and Van Heflin. Released by Paramount Pictures, the film is noted for its landscape cinematography, editing, performances, and contributions to the genre.