[12] The physical setting is the high plains near Jackson, Wyoming, and many shots feature the Grand Teton massif looming in the near distance. It is never stated that Shane had been a gunfighter; we just understand this, from his appearance and from what we glean through the dialogue. Shane rides to town with Joey following on foot to watch the fight. He has ridden slowly into the mountains, and is far away from the tavern where the shooting took place. Arguing about the ending, one character says Shane died, and the other says "he's slumped 'cause he's shot. The film was completed in 1951 but George Stevens ' editing process was so rigorous that it wasn't released until 1953. Under the last credits a deer is seen in the middleground, farmstead behind and mountains in the distance. This is a cdrombook and as such can only be read on a PC or MAC computer with a suitable cdrom or DVD drive. There are pictures all over the wall of Ford and Shane back when they were together. He is also writing another cdrombook soon to be completed, "The 20th Century of Film and Video in Wyoming." Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in. --. Find out background information such as what Jack Schaefer thought of the film adaption of his book and the input of author A.B. [11] Shane was originally released in April 1953 with a conventional optical soundtrack; but as its popularity grew, a new three-track, stereophonic soundtrack was recorded and played on an interlocking 35mm magnetic reel in the projection booth. In 1993, Shane was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant". These innovations, according to film historian Jay Hyams, marked the beginning of graphic violence in Western movies. In an iconic closing scene, Shane bids farewell and rides off into the valley, ignoring Joey's desperate cries of "Shane, come back! Buys "Fifth Estate, "Killer Elite: The Cult of the Gunfighter, 1950–1953", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shane_(film)&oldid=1011470074, Films whose cinematographer won the Best Cinematography Academy Award, United States National Film Registry films, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Douglas Spencer as Axel 'Swede' Shipstead, This page was last edited on 11 March 2021, at 02:05. He could be a man prepared to commit suicide. "[25], Woody Allen has called Shane "George Stevens' masterpiece", on his 2001 list of great American films, along with The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, White Heat, Double Indemnity, The Informer and The Hill. One vintage structure that appeared briefly in the film, the Ernie Wright Cabin (now popularly referred to by locals as the "Shane Cabin") still stands, but is steadily deteriorating due to its classification as "ruins" by the National Park Service. In the end, Shane must make several tough moral decisions that will affect everyone involved. Joey admires Shane, much to his mother's chagrin, after Shane demonstrates his shooting skills. In this film the character Shane played by Alan Ladd takes up the cause of a small settler family being bullied by local ranchers. Please try again. To emphasize the terrible power of gunshots, he created a cannon-like sound effect by firing a large-calibre weapon into a garbage can. Whenever I visit Grand Teton National Park, I look for the real site of filmmaking. It contains a tremendous comprehension of the bitterness and passion of the feuds that existed between the new homesteaders and the cattlemen on the open range. As described in the general description, this method of writing a book gives the reader the total amount of collected research without the intrusion of an unsympathetic editor. The fictional town and Starrett homestead were constructed for the film near Kelly, in the Jackson Hole valley, and demolished after filming was completed. Great for simple reading enjoyment for the film buff or historian or, equal to the task of imparting information to the serious historian or film class. With Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Brandon De Wilde. Farmer has produced the ultimate guide to what many consider the ultimate western." Shane Stanley (born June 15, 1971 in Encino, Los Angeles) is a filmmaker and founder of Visual Arts Entertainment, a film and television production company based in Los Angeles. [32], "That's just what I need – to get advice from a guy who never saw, sfn error: no target: CITEREFBrady1950-A (. For it's this youngster's frank enthusiasms and naive reactions that are made the solvent of all the crashing drama in A. I have yet to receive a bad review of my efforts. Shane stars Alan Ladd and Jean Arthur in the last feature (and only color) film of her career. Shane enters the saloon where Ryker's men are drinking and orders a soda pop for Joey. Farmer has provided so much background information, so many stories,that it's almost like being there in 1951. Guthrie Jr., based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer. As simply a movie maniac? [10] It was the first film to be projected in "flat" widescreen, a format that Paramount invented in order to offer audiences a wider panorama than television could provide. Please try again. It was unsual in those days of film for youngsters to take a starring role, but a little boy actor named Brandon DeWilde took his place in cinema history. Probably yes, but for me visiting the filming site of Shane is kind of visiting their graveyards, asking Alan "Why did you go away so early like Shane did? Though they have claimed their land legally under the Homestead Acts, a ruthless cattle baron, Rufus Ryker, has hired various rogues and henchmen to harass them and force them out of the valley. There was a problem loading your book clubs. Elusive film site. Using a newly cut aperture plate in the movie projector, as well as a wider-angle lens, the film was exhibited in first-run venues at an aspect ratio of 1.66:1. When Clint Eastwood made Pale Rider (1985), … Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. The spectacular scenery combined with excellent cinematagraphy of that period was reason enough to see the film. he is looking down at the ground to make sure his horse does not stumble. Ryker invites Starrett to a meeting at the saloon to negotiate a settlement with the purpose of killing him. It was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A.B. I AM JUST TAKING THE TIME TO THANK "DAVEL III2" FOR HIS INFORMATE REVIEW. The tragic hero as drifter in Yoji Yamada’s films. Shane is a 1953 western film made by Paramount Pictures. [16], The final scene, in which the wounded Shane explains to a distraught Joey why he has to leave ("There's no living with a killing"), was a moving moment for the entire cast and crew, except Brandon deWilde. [6] The picture was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A. [13], Ladd disliked and was uncomfortable with guns; Shane's shooting demonstration for Joey required 116 takes.

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