Shane (film)

Shane
Shane
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	George Stevens
Screenplay by	A. B. Guthrie Jr.; Jack Sher (additional dialogue);
Based on	Shane; by Jack Schaefer
Produced by	George Stevens
Starring	Alan Ladd; Jean Arthur; Van Heflin; Brandon deWilde; Jack Palance;
Cinematography	Loyal Griggs
Edited by	William Hornbeck; Tom McAdoo;
Music by	Victor Young
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	April 23, 1953;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$1.5 million
Box office	$9 million (U.S. and Canada rentals)

Shane is a 1953 American Technicolor Western film starring Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, and Van Heflin. Released by Paramount Pictures,^[4]^[5] the film is noted for its landscape cinematography, editing, performances, and contributions to the genre.^[6] The picture was produced and directed by George Stevens from a screenplay by A. B. Guthrie Jr.,^[7] based on the 1949 novel of the same name by Jack Schaefer.^[8] Its Oscar-winning cinematography was by Loyal Griggs.

Shane was the last feature film and the only color film of Arthur's career.^[9] It also features Brandon deWilde, Jack Palance, Emile Meyer, Elisha Cook Jr., Edgar Buchanan, and Ben Johnson.^[6]^[7] It was listed as number 45 in the 2007 edition of AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list, and number three on AFI's 10 Top 10 in the Western category.

In 1993, the film was selected for preservation in the United States' National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

^ "Shane (U)". British Board of Film Classification. May 11, 1960. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ Christiansen, Richard (August 13, 2000). "'Shane' Director Took on the Western And Won". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
^ Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-184. ISSN 0042-2738.
^ Variety film review; April 15, 1953, page 6.
^ Harrison's Reports film review; April 18, 1953, page 63.
^ ^a ^b Andrew, Geoff. "Shane", Time Out Film Guide, Time Out Guides Ltd., London, 2006.
^ ^a ^b "Shane". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved January 25, 2024.
^ Schaefer, Jack (1983). Shane (Paperback ed.). New York City: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553271102.
^ Vermilye 2012, p. 143.

[1] "Shane (U)". British Board of Film Classification. May 11, 1960. Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[2] Christiansen, Richard (August 13, 2000). "'Shane' Director Took on the Western And Won". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved May 9, 2019.

[variety1990-3] Cohn, Lawrence (October 15, 1990). "All Time Film Rental Champs". Variety. p. M-184. ISSN 0042-2738.

[WVrev-4] Variety film review; April 15, 1953, page 6.

[HRrev-5] Harrison's Reports film review; April 18, 1953, page 63.

[TimeOut1-6] Andrew, Geoff. "Shane", Time Out Film Guide, Time Out Guides Ltd., London, 2006.

[Shane-7] "Shane". Turner Classic Movies. Atlanta: Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner). Retrieved January 25, 2024.

[8] Schaefer, Jack (1983). Shane (Paperback ed.). New York City: Bantam Books. ISBN 978-0553271102.

[FOOTNOTEVermilye2012143-9] Vermilye 2012, p. 143.

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