Fresh
Wyoming's scenic splendors against which the story is filmed are breathtaking. Sunlight, the shadow of rain storms and the eerie lights of night play a realistic part in making the picture a visual treat.
William Brogdon, Variety
Shane
The greatest story of the West ever filmed!
1953 · 1h 58m · Approved
Drama, Western
Directed by
George Stevens
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Shane
Overview
A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Director and cast
- George Stevens Director
- Alan Ladd as Shane
- Jean Arthur as Marian Starrett
- Van Heflin as Joe Starrett
- Brandon De Wilde as Joey Starrett
- Jack Palance as Jack Wilson
- Ben Johnson as Chris Calloway
- Edgar Buchanan as Fred Lewis
- Emile Meyer as Rufus Ryker
- Elisha Cook Jr. as Frank 'Stonewall' Torrey
- Douglas Spencer as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Here, as too often in his career, Stevens is aiming to have the last word on a genre: everything aims for 'classic' status, and everything falters in a mire of artsiness and obtrusive technique.
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh
Stevens' classic Western, with its inflated reputation, now looks as if it were self-consciously intended as a landmark film right from the start.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
For Shane contains something more than beauty and the grandeur of the mountains and plains, drenched by the brilliant Western sunshine and the violent, torrential, black-browed rains...
Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh
There are intriguing mysteries in Shane, puzzles and challenges, not least in the title character and the way he is played by Alan Ladd.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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