<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $3.2 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $8 million </Td> </Tr> <P> The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / ˈvaləns / is a 1962 American Western film directed by John Ford starring James Stewart and John Wayne . The black - and - white film was released by Paramount Pictures . The screenplay by James Warner Bellah and Willis Goldbeck was adapted from a short story written by Dorothy M. Johnson . The supporting cast features Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond O'Brien, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Woody Strode, Strother Martin, and Lee Van Cleef . </P> <P> In 2007, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ." </P>

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