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.
Film· 1962· Western
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
by John Ford
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: 1 recorded work traces back to it, and it draws on 1 recorded source.
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- The Wild West
Ford's western turns on the passing of the Wild West, as a lawyer brings statehood and the rule of law to a frontier town.