The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
GPTKB entity
Statements (134)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:music_video
gptkb:adventure gptkb:film |
| gptkbp:artist |
gptkb:Various_Artists
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| gptkbp:aspect_ratio |
1.85:1
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| gptkbp:audience |
Cult following.
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| gptkbp:awards |
Academy Award nominations
Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination for Best Director |
| gptkbp:based_on |
short story by Dorothy M. Johnson
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| gptkbp:box_office |
gptkb:$5_million
$3.5 million |
| gptkbp:budget |
$3.2 million
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| gptkbp:character |
gptkb:Liberty_Valance
gptkb:Ransom_Stoddard gptkb:Tom_Doniphon gptkb:Dutton_Peabody Hallie Stoddard the townspeople the sheriff the newspaper editor the town's citizens |
| gptkbp:cinematography |
gptkb:William_H._Clothier
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| gptkbp:cinematography_by |
gptkb:William_H._Clothier
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| gptkbp:color |
Black and white
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:critical_analysis |
Examined for its commentary on American values.
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
generally positive
Mixed reviews upon release |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Considered a classic of the Western genre.
influential in Western genre considered a classic western film Considered a classic of the Western genre |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
examines the nature of heroism
Explores themes of truth and myth in American history. questions the morality of violence |
| gptkbp:directed_by |
gptkb:John_Ford
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| gptkbp:director |
gptkb:John_Doe
gptkb:John_Ford |
| gptkbp:distributor |
gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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| gptkbp:edited_by |
Owen Marks
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| gptkbp:famous_quote |
" This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
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| gptkbp:featured_in |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (film)
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| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Writer
flashbacks political themes a love triangle |
| gptkbp:film |
gptkb:AFI's_10_Top_10_-Westerns
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| gptkbp:film_awards |
Nominated for Academy Awards
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| gptkbp:film_editing |
Non-linear narrative
Owen Marks |
| gptkbp:film_length |
123 minutes
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| gptkbp:film_score |
gptkb:Cyril_J._Mockridge
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| gptkbp:film_technique |
Use of flashbacks.
Influenced filmmakers and writers. Classic Western style. |
| gptkbp:filming_location |
gptkb:Monument_Valley
gptkb:Arizona gptkb:Monument_Valley,_Utah |
| gptkbp:filmography |
Analyzed for its narrative structure.
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:Country
Western |
| gptkbp:has_prequel |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:has_sequel |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:has_spin_off |
gptkb:none
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Set in the post-Civil War era.
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| gptkbp:home_media_release |
gptkb:DVD
gptkb:Blu-ray DVD and Blu-ray releases |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
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| gptkbp:influenced |
film noir
later Western films Subsequent Western films later western films the portrayal of outlaws the portrayal of western lawmen |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
classic Western films
The Western film tradition |
| gptkbp:inspiration |
gptkb:folklore
Western mythology Based on a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson. |
| gptkbp:inspired |
the phrase ' When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.'
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| gptkbp:label |
gptkb:music_industry
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| gptkbp:language |
English
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Considered a landmark in Western cinema.
Influenced the portrayal of the American West |
| gptkbp:length |
3:30
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| gptkbp:music_by |
gptkb:Cyril_J._Mockridge
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| gptkbp:notable_quote |
" When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."
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| gptkbp:notable_scene |
The final confrontation.
the courtroom scene the train station scene The train station scene. The bar scene. The courtroom scene. The funeral scene. the final gunfight |
| gptkbp:plot |
A senator's past comes back to haunt him when he returns to a western town.
A senator returns to a western town where he is a hero for killing a notorious outlaw. A senator returns to a western town where he made his name, and the truth about his past is revealed. |
| gptkbp:premiere |
gptkb:New_York_City
February 7, 1962 |
| gptkbp:produced_by |
gptkb:John_Ford
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| gptkbp:production_company |
gptkb:Paramount_Pictures
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| gptkbp:release_date |
2014-05-01
April 22, 1962 |
| gptkbp:release_year |
gptkb:1962
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| gptkbp:released |
gptkb:1962
gptkb:2014 |
| gptkbp:released_in |
gptkb:1962
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| gptkbp:remake |
gptkb:None
gptkb:none in various forms |
| gptkbp:runtime |
123 minutes
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| gptkbp:screenings |
Theatrical release
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| gptkbp:screenplay_by |
gptkb:James_Warner_Bellah
gptkb:William_Bowers gptkb:Willis_Goldbeck |
| gptkbp:set_in |
the American West
the fictional town of Shinbone |
| gptkbp:starring |
gptkb:John_Wayne
gptkb:Vera_Miles gptkb:James_M._Stewart |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:honor
gptkb:friendship law and justice The power of storytelling Justice and morality myth vs. reality Myth vs. reality |
| gptkbp:video_output |
Official Music Video
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| gptkbp:won_award |
gptkb:1
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:John_Wayne
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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