L'Homme des vallées perdues

Titre original : Shane

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Shane, un cavalier solitaire et mystérieux, arrive dans un village du Wyoming. Il devient l'ami de la famille Starret. Mais un propriétaire sème la terreur à l'aide d'un tueur redoutable. Qu... Tout lireShane, un cavalier solitaire et mystérieux, arrive dans un village du Wyoming. Il devient l'ami de la famille Starret. Mais un propriétaire sème la terreur à l'aide d'un tueur redoutable. Qui osera l'affronter?Shane, un cavalier solitaire et mystérieux, arrive dans un village du Wyoming. Il devient l'ami de la famille Starret. Mais un propriétaire sème la terreur à l'aide d'un tueur redoutable. Qui osera l'affronter?

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7,6/10

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Récompensé par 1 Oscar
- 6 victoires et 12 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Principal photography had been completed in October, 1951, but the amount of coverage shot by George Stevens resulted in such an extremely protracted editing process that the film wasn't released until August, 1953. All this drove up the costs of what should have been a simple, straightforward Western; in fact, they spiraled so much that Paramount approached Howard Hughes about taking on the property, but he declined. He changed his mind when he saw a rough cut and offered to buy the film on the spot. This made Paramount rethink its strategy--originally it was going to release it as a "B" picture but then decided it should be one of the studio's flagship films of the year. This proved to be a good decision, as the film was a major success and easily recouped its inflated budget.

Gaffes
At the beginning, when Shane rides a horse down the hill, Teton Pass Highway is visible in the background.

Citations
Shane: I gotta be going on.
Joey: Why, Shane?
Shane: A man has to be what he is, Joey. Can't break the mould. I tried it and it didn't work for me.
Joey: We want you, Shane.
Shane: Joey, there's no living with... with a killing. There's no going back from one. Right or wrong, it's a brand. A brand sticks. There's no going back. Now you run on home to your mother, and tell her... tell her everything's all right. And there aren't any more guns in the valley.
Joey: Shane...
[Joey notices that Shane is wounded]
Joey: It's bloody! You're hurt!
Shane: [Shane starts to stroke Joey's hair] I'm all right, Joey. You go home to your mother and father and grow up to be strong and straight. And, Joey... take care of them, both of them.
Joey: Yes, Shane.
[Shane rides off]

Crédits fous
Introducing Brandon De Wilde

Versions alternatives
The film was shot in Academy Ratio (1.33:1 or 4:3), but this was done around the time widescreen filmmaking was coming around. As such, many theatres cropped the film into a widescreen ratio to take advantage of this, with many DVDs being cropped as well. The 2013 Blu-ray Disc release is in the proper Academy Ratio.

Connexions
Edited into Go West, Young Man! (2003)

Bandes originales
Abide With Me
(uncredited)
Music by William H. Monk (1861)
Hymn by Henry F. Lyte (1847)
Played on piano and sung by many at a meeting
Also played and sung at a funeral

Avis des utilisateurs362

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8/10

A Fine Western from Days Gone By

This film begins with a retired gunslinger by the name of "Shane" (Alan Ladd) riding up to a small house somewhere in Wyoming to get some water. Although the owner of the ranch house "Joe Starrett" (Van Heflin) initially has no problem with this, his hospitality changes when some other cowboys are seen in the horizon riding toward him causing him to suspect that Shane is part of this group of men who have been harassing him and other settlers in the area. However, it's during the subsequent altercation with these men that Joe realizes that he has judged Shane wrongly and hires him to help out as a ranch hand. But what neither Shane nor Joe fully comprehend is just how badly a cattle baron by the name of "Rufus Ryker" (Emile Meyer) wants every last settler out of the area. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this is one of the best Western films made during this particular time period due in large part to the new wide screen technique which captured the beautiful Wyoming scenery along with a couple of graphic scenes of violence enhanced by certain innovations which were introduced to audiences worldwide. Naturally, the special effects are much more advanced now but even so this film was not only enjoyable but clearly ahead of its time as well and for those reasons I have rated it accordingly. Definitely above average.