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Shane
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Shane is a 1953 American Western, romance, and drama film directed by George Stevens. The cast includes Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, and Brandon deWilde. The screenplay was written by A. B. Guthrie Jr., Jack Sher, and Jack Schaefer, with Victor Young composing the music. Production was handled by Paramount Pictures, which also distributed the film. The narrative and filming took place in Wyoming.
The film has a runtime of 118 minutes and was released on April 23, 1953. It received a Metascore of 85 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 97%. On IMDb, it holds a rating of 7.6 based on 47,794 votes. The movie was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, as well as the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. It won the National Board of Review Top Ten Films award and one Oscar, with eight total wins and thirteen nominations.
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7.3A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- friendship
- showdown
- based on novel or book
- gun
- harassment
- settler
- fistfight
- little boy
- gunfight
- homesteader
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Ratings
IMDb
7.6/10
47,375 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Metacritic
85/100
- Year
- 1953
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Genres
- Drama, Western
- Rated
- Approved
- Awards
- Won 1 Oscar. 8 wins & 13 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- George Stevens
- Screenplay by
- A. B. Guthrie Jr.
- Additional dialogue by
- Jack Sher
- Based on
- Shane , (1949 novel), by Jack Schaefer
- Produced by
- George Stevens
- Starring
- Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon deWilde Jack Palance
- Cinematography
- Loyal Griggs
- Edited by
- William Hornbeck Tom McAdoo
- Music by
- Victor Young
- Distributed by
- Paramount Pictures
- Release date
- April 23, 1953 ( 1953-04-23 )
- Running time
- 118 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $1.5 million
- Box office
- $9 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)
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Encyclopedic overview
Shane is a 1953 American Western film directed and produced by George Stevens and starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon deWilde and Jack Palance. The screenplay, written by A. B. Guthrie Jr. (with contributions from Jack Sher), is based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer. Set in the Wyoming Territory in 1889, the film follows the titular character, seemingly a drifter with a mysterious past (who turns out to be a gunfighter) who becomes embroiled in a conflict between poor homesteaders and wealthy ranchers. The novel and film were both inspired by the Johnson County War (1889–1893).
The film was released by Paramount Pictures on April 23, 1953. It was both a critical and commercial success, and was noted at the time for its Technicolor landscape cinematography, editing, performances, and contributions to the genre. It was also the last feature film and the only color film of Arthur's career.
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