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Edgy MD Jan 11 2011 07:09 AM

An aging Senator of a Western State returns from Washington for the funeral of a friend, a forgotten cowboy of the old school, and looks back on the confrontation that made his career --- a showdown from when he was a young idealistic lawyer facing down a ruthless gunfighter. John Ford directing at the end of his career, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Vera Miles, and Lee Marvin, who's always drunk and violent.

Benjamin Grimm Jan 11 2011 07:13 AM Re: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

I haven't seen this in a while. (I watched it in 2000 on a transatlantic flight and it kept me nicely entertained.) I'll say 3.5 stars, but it's a fuzzy vote, given that it's been almost 11 years.

Edgy MD Jan 11 2011 07:27 AM Re: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

This almost seems to be the film from which sprung all the elements of the classic John Wayne imitation: his gestures hitting different beats than his words, referring to his buddy as "Pilgrim," turning on the charm as if he believes he's 25 years younger and 40 pounds slimmer.