USA,
1953, 118 min
(Alternative: 114 min)
Directed by:
George StevensScreenplay:
A.B. Guthrie Jr.Cinematography:
Loyal GriggsComposer:
Victor YoungCast:
Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson, Edgar Buchanan, Emile Meyer, Elisha Cook Jr., Douglas Spencer, Ellen Corby (more)VOD (3)
Plots(1)
Alan Ladd plays the titular gunslinger, the archetypal “man alone" who wanders into town and shortly afterward becomes embroiled in a conflict between a group of Wyoming homesteaders and the nefarious cattle baron who has designs to wrest away their land. As the conflict escalates, and a romance develops between Shane and homesteader Marian Starrett (Jean Arthur in her last screen role before an early retirement from motion pictures), a who’s-who of studio system character talent revolves through the production - Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Elisha Cook, Jr. - before the proverbial ride into the sunset. (Eureka Entertainment)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1954 - Loyal Griggs (Best Cinematography (Color))
- 1954 - Best Motion Picture of the Year
- 1954 - George Stevens (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 1954 - Brandon De Wilde (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1954 - Jack Palance (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1954 - A.B. Guthrie Jr. (Best Adapted Screenplay)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1954 - Best Film
- 1954 - Van Heflin (Best Foreign Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1953 - George Stevens (Best Director)