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Shane

The greatest story of the West ever filmed!

1953 · 1h 58m · Approved Drama, Western
Directed by George Stevens

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Overview

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

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Top critics, in their words

All reviews
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh

Wyoming's scenic splendors against which the story is filmed are breathtaking. Sunlight, the shadow of rain storms and the eerie lights of night play a realistic part in making the picture a visual treat.

William Brogdon, Variety
Rotten

Here, as too often in his career, Stevens is aiming to have the last word on a genre: everything aims for 'classic' status, and everything falters in a mire of artsiness and obtrusive technique.

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Fresh

Stevens' classic Western, with its inflated reputation, now looks as if it were self-consciously intended as a landmark film right from the start.

Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh

For Shane contains something more than beauty and the grandeur of the mountains and plains, drenched by the brilliant Western sunshine and the violent, torrential, black-browed rains...

Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Fresh

There are intriguing mysteries in Shane, puzzles and challenges, not least in the title character and the way he is played by Alan Ladd.

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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