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Movie Overview
Cast
• Alan Ladd
• Jean Arthur
• Van Heflin
Director
• George Stevens
MPAA Rating
Not Rated
Shane (1953)

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OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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4/5
"One of the great westerns, a film that inspired many which would follow it."  Filmcritic.com  Christopher Null

4.5/5
"Despite being burdened with grand pretensions, Shane stands securely as one of the most intelligent westerns of its era"  All Movie Guide  Dan Jardine

B
"An adult Western for those who still want to believe that there are guardian angels out there."  Ozus' World Movie Reviews  Dennis Schwartz

9/10
"...transformed the American cowboy saga, introducing psychological elements into the usual gunplay."  DVDTown.com  John J. Puccio

A+
"If the Western is the quintessential American mythology, Shane is its great knight-samurai archetype: stern in battle, mild with women and children, siding with the wronged."  Decent Films Guide  Steven D. Greydanus
OFCS Rating: 100% Fresh
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