Shane, a laconic but skilled gunfighter with a mysterious past, [5] rides into an isolated valley in the sparsely settled Wyoming Territory in 1889. A drifter, he is hired as a farmhand by …

It starts with a great story, the story of Shane (Alan Ladd), a quiet gunslinger who is trying to escape his past and befriends a pioneer family who have settled out west.

Sep 3, 2000 · Yes, on the surface, Shane is the gunfighter who wants to leave his past behind him, who yearns for the sort of domesticity he finds on Joe Starrett’s place in the Grand Tetons.

Shane, American western film, released in 1953, that is a classic of the genre, noted for exploiting the elegiac myths of the Old West via a unique juxtaposition of gritty realism and painstakingly …

When the silent killer of the Maltese Falcon gets killed himself by hired gun Palance, Shane, a rough sleeping drifter, takes the law into his own hands, and then moves on.

The greatest story of the West ever filmed! A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Dec 19, 2024 · Ranked by the American Film Institute among the top ten westerns in the history of the art form, SHANE (1953) also appeared on both AFI’s lists of the greatest American films …

'Shane' is an iconic, timeless Western adventure film made in 1953, directed and produced by George Stevens and starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde, and Jack …

In fighting the last decisive battle, Shane sees the end of his own way of life. Mysterious, moody and atmospheric, the film is enhanced by the intense performances of its splendid cast.

This classic Western follows a reformed gunslinger whose determination to avoid a fight is tested when cattle barons threaten a group of homesteaders. Watch trailers & learn more.