A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 4 wins & 3 nominations total
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- TriviaJohn Wayne suggested Lee Marvin for the role of Valance after working with him in The Comancheros (1961).
- GoofsWhen teaching his students, Ransom asks what the supreme law of the land is. When a pupil (Pompey) gives the correct answer of the Constitution, he incorrectly tells him the right answer is the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration is a statement of principles and a justification for the colonies' rebellion, but certainly not law in any way.
- Quotes
Ransom Stoddard: You're not going to use the story, Mr. Scott?
Maxwell Scott: No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.
- ConnectionsEdited from Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
- SoundtracksMain Theme
(The Dew Is On the Blossom) (1939) (uncredited)
from Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Music by Alfred Newman
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A so brilliant terrific intelligent western
I think only john Ford could make a so awesome western, he who was the master of this genre. This is a western that only idiots can despise, brainless audiences who crave only of gunfights and outlaws, Indians against Blue Coats in bloody and gruesome battles, good sheriffs against evil cattle barons henchmen in predictable showdowns...Of course it is subtle, anti heroic, it is a mtyh destroyer, the best ever made. Such a film could not be made now, where herds of idiots crave for super f...heroes; how could they unsderstand shucH a movie, eating their popcorn and drinking their Cocacola? It Is a downbeat, disenchanted, gloomy but beautiful masterpiece tha deserves to be watched again and again. Each time, you'll discover something new. StEwart and the Duke are more than excellent. Before their next meeting, forteen years later in THE SHOOTIST.
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- Covek koji je ubio Liberti Valansa
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- $3,200,000 (estimated)
- Runtime2 hours 3 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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