Slideshow
SHANE
Sunday, October 6
11:00
U.S., 1953
Directed by George Stevens
With Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde
Approx. 118 min. DCP.
Sodbusters vs. cowpunchers through the eyes of a child: Brandon De Wilde watches wide-eyed as father Van Heflin, aided by Alan Ladd’s Mysterious Stranger, squares off against ranchers’ hired gun Jack Palance. Stevens’ painstaking and elaborate production stressed both realism and the archetypal iconography of the traditional Western. With Oscar winning Technicolor cinematography and Jean Arthur in her final role as the Shane-smitten frontier wife.
Reviews
“Wyoming's scenic splendors against which the story is filmed are breathtaking. Sunlight, the shadow of rain storms, and the eerie lights of night play a realistic part in making the picture a visual treat.”
– Variety
