Jimmy Stewart is the kind of actor who made standing up for what’s right feel like the obvious choice. He built his legacy by playing ordinary men who, even when knocked down by life’s hardships, always managed to get back up. He is memorable for playing characters who choose integrity in their humility. Whether in It’s a Wonderful Life or Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, his characters are champions of justice for the ordinary man. Sometimes, he flipped this script with movies like Bend of the River. But one of his best movies captures his iconic portrayal better than any other. The 1965 Civil War drama Shenandoah, with a pristine 100% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, is one of his best movies and gives us one of Stewart’s most nuanced portrayals.
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