Film
Shane
1953· NR· 1h 58m· Drama· Western
“The greatest story of the West ever filmed!”
Shane (1953) casts a weary gunfighter into the uneasy tranquility of a homestead family, only for simmering tensions between settlers and ranchers to ignite the powder keg of his past. Alan Ladd’s enigmatic presence as Shane underscores the film’s taut balance between domestic peace and the violent machinations of frontier life, where every glance from Jack Palance’s menacing Ranse McGowen threatens to unravel the fragile fabric of the newly established community.
1953-04-23
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Key Crew
DirectorGeorge Stevens
ScreenplayA.B. Guthrie Jr.
ProducerGeorge Stevens
Director of PhotographyLoyal Griggs
Original Music ComposerVictor Young
EditorTom McAdoo
Full cast & crew (30 cast · 33 crew)
Details
Released1953-04-23
Runtime1h 58m · NR
StatusReleased
StudiosParamount Pictures
Budget$3M
Box office$20M
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Rating7.3/10 · 689 votes
Original languageen
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