Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The (1962) Rating: Starring: James Stewart, John Wayne, Andy Devine, Lee Marvin, Vera Miles, Ken Murray, Edmond O'Brien Director: John Ford Category: Classics, Classics, Westerns Studio: Paramount Pictures Subtitles: English Length: 123 mins Want to buy?           Ranking with Stagecoach as one of the greatest of its genre, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is the modern-day western to beat all westerns.John Ford, whose very name is synonymous with "westerns," directed the ideal cast.Jimmy Stewart plays the bungling but charming big-city lawyer determined to rid the fair village of Shinbone of its number one nuisance and bad man: Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin).And as if all that weren't enough, the biggest star that ever aimed a six-shooter plays the Man of the title: John Wayne.Super sincere Stewart and rugged rancher Wayne also share the same love interest (Vera Miles).One gets the gunman, but the other gets the gal.               Critic's Reviews James Berardinelli Reelviews Read Review Christopher Null FilmCritic.com Read Review