The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962; Directed by John Ford)
Canon Fodder Episode 65
After printing the legend, maiming the facts, and murdering the truth execution-style, Daniel Barnes and Corky McDonnell ride into town to review John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. A stripped-down western about mythmaking, masculinity and the American lie, Ford’s film is widely considered a late-career classic. But did your hosts record the legend, or did they leave Liberty for dead?
THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #108 [tied]
Theatrical premiere: April 22, 1962
IMDB synopsis: “A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
The Battle of Algiers (1966; Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo)
IMDB synopsis: “In the 1950s, fear and violence escalate as the people of Algiers fight for independence from the French government.”
Our review of The Battle of Algiers comes out Tuesday, July 21!
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