Excellent classic Western with a superb cast: Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Lee Marvin, and Vera Miles. Directed by John Ford. The team of Wayne and Ford always produced great movies. One of the trademarks of Ford's movie making was the strength of his supporting actors. In The Man who Shot Liberty Valance John Qualen, Woody Strode, and Andy Devine, among others, were exceptional. This movie explores human courage, love and the spread of and belief in Democracy.