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title: 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Ford'
released: '1962-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 123
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Western'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-1962'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056217/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

1962 · 123 min · Drama, Western · United States


## Synopsis

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is a 1962 black and white American Western film directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne and James Stewart in their first film together. The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a 1953 short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson. The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin, and Lee Van Cleef.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Ford](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ford)
- **Screenplay:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Producer:** [Willis Goldbeck](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-goldbeck)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Cyril J. Mockridge](https://cinepixo.com/people/cyril-j-mockridge)
- **Director of Photography:** [William H. Clothier](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-h-clothier)
- **Editor:** [Otho Lovering](https://cinepixo.com/people/otho-lovering)

## Cast

- [Strother Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/strother-martin)
- [Edmond O'Brien](https://cinepixo.com/people/edmond-o-brien)
- [Robert Donner](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-donner)
- [Lee Van Cleef](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-van-cleef)
- [Carleton Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/carleton-young)
- [Oothout Zabriskie Whitehead](https://cinepixo.com/people/oothout-zabriskie-whitehead)
- [John Qualen](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-qualen)
- [Paul Birch](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-birch)
- [Willis Bouchey](https://cinepixo.com/people/willis-bouchey)
- [Denver Pyle](https://cinepixo.com/people/denver-pyle)
- [Earle Hodgins](https://cinepixo.com/people/earle-hodgins)
- [Herman Hack](https://cinepixo.com/people/herman-hack)
- [Chuck Roberson](https://cinepixo.com/people/chuck-roberson)
- [Ethan Laidlaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/ethan-laidlaw)
- [John Wayne](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wayne)

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