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Shane

  • 19531953
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
40K
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Shane (1953)
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  • Drama
  • Western
A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.A weary gunfighter in 1880s Wyoming begins to envision a quieter life after befriending a homestead family with a young son who idolizes him, but a smoldering range war forces him to act.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
40K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,244
324
  • Director
    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • A.B. Guthrie Jr.(screenplay)
    • Jack Sher(additional dialogue)
    • Jack Schaefer(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Jean Arthur
    • Van Heflin
Top credits
  • Director
    • George Stevens
  • Writers
    • A.B. Guthrie Jr.(screenplay)
    • Jack Sher(additional dialogue)
    • Jack Schaefer(based on the novel by)
  • Stars
    • Alan Ladd
    • Jean Arthur
    • Van Heflin
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 335User reviews
    • 87Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 6 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Alan Ladd and Brandon De Wilde in Shane (1953)
    George Stevens and his son, George Jr., at the "Shane" premiere, 1953.
    Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)
    Alan Ladd in Shane (1953)
    Alan Ladd in Shane (1953)
    Alan Ladd in Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)
    Shane (1953)

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    Alan Ladd
    Alan Ladd
    • Shane
    Jean Arthur
    Jean Arthur
    • Marian Starrett
    Van Heflin
    Van Heflin
    • Joe Starrett
    Brandon De Wilde
    Brandon De Wilde
    • Joey Starrett
    Jack Palance
    Jack Palance
    • Jack Wilson
    • (as Walter Jack Palance)
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Chris Calloway
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • Fred Lewis
    Emile Meyer
    Emile Meyer
    • Rufus Ryker
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    Elisha Cook Jr.
    • Stonewall Torrey
    Douglas Spencer
    Douglas Spencer
    • Axel 'Swede' Shipstead
    John Dierkes
    John Dierkes
    • Morgan Ryker
    Ellen Corby
    Ellen Corby
    • Mrs. Liz Torrey
    Paul McVey
    Paul McVey
    • Sam Grafton
    John Miller
    • Will Atkey - Bartender
    Edith Evanson
    Edith Evanson
    • Mrs. Shipstead
    Leonard Strong
    Leonard Strong
    • Ernie Wright
    Ray Spiker
    Ray Spiker
    • Axel Johnson - Homesteader
    Janice Carroll
    • Susan Lewis
    • Director
      • George Stevens
    • Writers
      • A.B. Guthrie Jr.(screenplay)
      • Jack Sher(additional dialogue)
      • Jack Schaefer(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Principal photography had been completed in October, 1951, but the amount of coverage shot by George Stevens resulted in such an extremely protracted editing process that the film wasn't released until August, 1953. All this drove up the costs of what should have been a simple, straightforward Western; in fact, they spiraled so much that Paramount approached Howard Hughes about taking on the property, but he declined. He changed his mind when he saw a rough cut and offered to buy the film on the spot. This made Paramount rethink its strategy--originally it was going to release it as a "B" picture but then decided it should be one of the studio's flagship films of the year. This proved to be a good decision, as the film was a major success and easily recouped its inflated budget.
    • Goofs
      Shane clearly misses the third man in the showdown - he fires level instead of up at the balcony, but the next shot shows him almost standing and firing in the right direction. In the following shot he's crouching again.
    • Quotes

      Shane: I gotta be going on.

      Joey: Why, Shane?

      Shane: A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mould. I tried it and it didn't work for me.

      Joey: We want you, Shane.

      Shane: Joey, there's no living with... with a killing. There's no going back from one. Right or wrong, it's a brand. A brand sticks. There's no going back. Now you run on home to your mother, and tell her... tell her everything's all right. And there aren't any more guns in the valley.

      Joey: Shane...

      [Joey notices that Shane is wounded]

      Joey: It's bloody! You're hurt!

      Shane: [Shane starts to stroke Joey's hair] I'm all right, Joey. You go home to your mother and father and grow up to be strong and straight. And, Joey... take care of them, both of them.

      Joey: Yes, Shane.

      [Shane rides off]

    • Crazy credits
      Introducing Brandon De Wilde
    • Alternate versions
      The film was shot in Academy Ratio (1.33:1 or 4:3), but this was done around the time widescreen filmmaking was coming around. As such, many theatres cropped the film into a widescreen ratio to take advantage of this, with many DVDs being cropped as well. The 2013 Blu-ray Disc release is in the proper Academy Ratio.
    • Connections
      Edited into Go West, Young Man! (2003)
    • Soundtracks
      Abide With Me
      (uncredited)

      Music by William H. Monk (1861)

      Hymn by Henry F. Lyte (1847)

      Played on piano and sung by many at a meeting

      Also played and sung at a funeral

    User reviews335

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    Top review
    A sweeping and memorable movie
    So much has been written over the years about SHANE; it's beautiful composition, its precise, if mechanical direction by George Stevens, and its good against evil theme, that there seems to be little left to say in the way of superlatives, but I will give it a try.

    There are so many scenes in SHANE that standout as epic. They are like the jagged mountainscapes that dominate the picture: A young boy, slogging around in a marsh, aims his toy gun on a deer grazing on some grass stems, the deer lifts it's antlers and perfectly frames a lone rider approaching in the distance, a struggling family homestead held together by hard work, the father splitting wood, the mother baking in the kitchen, and always the mountains jutting upwards away off in the distance.

    We have a stranger, lean and handsome, dressed in fringed buckskin. His dress and gun belt suggest something other than a farmer or rancher, yet we never really know, or ever know, of his past. He is kind and modest, and takes time to address the boy as though someone worth talking to, "You were watching me down the trail quite a spell, weren't you. I like a man who watches things going around.....He can make his mark someday." the boy smiles up at him, and an instant bond is formed, an idol worship in the making.

    We have snickering, troublesome ranchhands who spend any free hours swilling whiskey at Graftons General Merchantile. "I thought I smelled pig. Which one of those tatter-pickers are you working for? Or are you just squattin' on the range?" this is the kind of menace that dogsany farmer who dares to come into town.

    We have Shane, although trying to lead the simple life of farming, goaded into a fight by a sweaty-faced cowpoke (Ben Johnson). His bloodying of the cowpoke is like a violent ballet, graceful and cutting.

    There is a meeting of the homesteaders, huddled together by lamplight, trying to solve there problems by resolving to go into town all together so that they would have strength in numbers. This is a rather sad scene since WE know that will be in vain.

    There is touching elegance to the 4th of July celebration where there is fiddle music and dancing. Shane and Marion (the boy's mother) take a few turns to a reel..... dancing with others in the corral. Van Heflin (the Boy's father) is symbolically shut out beyond the fence. "Marion, they fenced me out" he grins. Yet we know that there is a growing affection between the two dancers.

    There is tension in the late evening when the head of the ranchers pays visit to the homestead. "Look Starrett. When I come to this country you weren't much older than your boy there........ How would you like to go partners with me." It's sad because this is a real if clumsy attempt to "be reasonable" But as Shane would say on more than one occasion, "it's no use".

    I could go on; the murder of the Stonewall at the hands of an especially evil hired gun from Cheyenne has great impact. And, the final confrontation at Graftons one fateful night, is one of the best in Westerns.

    The characters are well developed and the story, while exiting, is a little melancholy.

    The best Western ever made.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 14, 1953 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • George Stevens' Production of Shane
    • Filming locations
      • Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Budget
      • $3,100,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1(original aspect ratio)

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