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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance influenced Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Added by Media Influence Map · 12 October 2026
The influence
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Film · 1962
The work it shaped
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Film · 2017
The evidence
An actor's reference: Sam Rockwell took inspiration from Lee Marvin in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, while Frances McDormand drew on Marvin's co-star John Wayne for Mildred.
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