Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The

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  • Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The -- Provocative Western in which a lawyer (James Stewart) from the East becomes the territory's leading politician after confronting a notorious badman (Lee Marvin), though the legend of the shootout omits the role of a local cowboy (John Wayne). Director John Ford shows the power of myth in shaping the past's meaning as the narrative recounts how the frontier's law of the gun gave way to more civilized notions of justice. Stylized violence, some of it quite brutal. (A-II) (br) ( 1962 )




    These movies have been evaluated for artistic merit and moral suitability by the media reviewing division of Catholic News Service. The reviews include the CNS rating, the Motion Picture Association of America rating, and a brief synopsis of the movie.

    The classifications are as follows:

    A-I -- general patronage;
    A-II -- adults and adolescents;
    A-III -- adults;
    L -- limited adult audience, films whose problematic content many adults would find troubling. L replaces the previous classification, A-IV.
    O -- morally offensive.

    Note: Some movies previously were designated A-IV. Older films with this classification should be regarded as classified L.

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