Faith and Film, "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"

On Friday, our monthly "Faith and Film" series continues with the classic 1962 John Ford movie, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. The film, sometimes called "the last western" is about the transformation of the American west from the "wild west" to the modern west. Here is a (grainy) copy of the trailer:

The film, which stars John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, and Lee Marvin, was added to the National Film Registry in 2007. It has important themes about the relationship between myth and fact in the creation of identity, about the relationship between liberty and law and order, and about the often-unseen dirty work that upholds our so-called civilized society. It's also just a fantastic movie.

You may recall that Gene Pitney recorded a hit song called "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" when the film was released. Oddly enough, the song was not actually a part of the movie, so if you want to hear it, you'll either have to dig out an old 45 or click here.