Shane (1953)

Directed by George Stevens. With Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde. A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smoldering settler/rancher conflict forces him to act.

Shane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film from Paramount Pictures,[2][3] noted for its landscape cinematography, editing, performances, and contributions to the genre.[4] The picture was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A. B. Guthrie Jr.,[5] ba

Looked at a certain way, the entire story of "Shane"

Acclaimed director George Stevens' legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award. nominations, and made Shane one of the cl...

The story of a Wyoming range war is elevated to near-mythical status in George Stevens' Western classic Shane. Alan Ladd plays a mysterious drifter who rides into a tiny homesteading community and accepts the hospitality of a farming family. Patriarch Joe Starrett is impressed by the way Shane handles himself when facing down the minions of land baron Emile Meyer, though he has trouble placing his complete trust in the stranger, as his Marion is attracted to Shane in spite of herself, and his son Joey flat-out idolizes Shane. When Meyer is unable to drive off the homesteaders by sheer brute strength, he engages the services of an evil hired gun.

Shane (1953) is a timeless, classic western tale - a very familiar and highly regarded seminal western and the most successful Western of the 1950s. The film's rich color cinematography captures the beautiful environment of the legendary frontier (filmed on location in Jackson H

Overview of Shane, 1953, directed by George Stevens, with Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, at Turner Classic Movies

The Three Movie Buffs review Shane (1953) Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

The film Shane is a classic 1953 Western based on the novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer. It was directed by George Stevens.