Shane

This text looks at the film Shane (1983) directed by George Stevens, then one of Hollywood's most successful film-makers. In the film, Alan Ladd plays the charismatic outsider who defends a community against a predatory gang and, in so doing, transforms the life of a family.

Acknowledgments

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The Purest Western of All

9

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Jack Schaefer, George Stevens and `Shane'

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Intense Simplicity: The Stevens Technique

12

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Steven's `Shane': A Synopsis

18

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The Production of `Shane'

22

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Stevens and American History: Matters of Fact

32

(3)

Stevens and History: How Change Happens

35

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Men with Fists and Guns

42

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Marion's Awakening

55

(10)

Loners and Outsiders

65

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`Shane' and the Western Genre

71

(5)

Credits

76

(1)

Bibliography

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