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The Misfits (1961)

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Average Rating: 7.9/10
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Release Date: Feb 1, 1961 Wide

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The final film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand traveling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift). The three men come up with a plan to corral some misfit mustangs and sell them for dog food, but Gay's new girlfriend Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a high-minded ex-stripper who

Unrated, 2 hr. 4 min.

Drama, Romance, Classics, Comedy

Directed By: John Huston

Written By: Arthur Miller

In Theaters: Feb 1, 1961 Wide

On DVD: Jun 19, 2001

United Artists

Cast

Clark Gable
Gay Langland
Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber
Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland
Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers
Eli Wallach
Guido Dellini
James Barton
Old Man in the Bar
Estelle Winwood
Church Lady
Kevin McCarthy
Mr. Taber
Dennis Shaw
Young Boy in Bar
J. Lewis Smith
Fresh Cowboy in Bar
Marieta Tree
Susan
Ralph Roberts
Ambulance Driver at rod...
Philip Mitchell
Charles Steers

Critic Reviews for The Misfits

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The meanings of John Huston's disurbing deconstrcution of the the myth of the Old West have changed over the years due to the offscreen lives (and deaths) of the three stars: Gable, Monroe, Clift.

June 17, 2011 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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Emanuel Levy

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Deconstructs Hollywood's cowboy myth with a mythic Hollywood cast: Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. [Blu-ray]

June 16, 2011 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

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An overpraised mediocrity given good faith for its pedigree, The Misfits wrangles a very good transfer from MGM, but very little else.

June 12, 2011 Full Review Source: Slant Magazine

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Chris Cabin

Slant Magazine

It's clumsy at times, and amazingly lucid and potent at others.

May 13, 2011 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Powerful character study by Arthur Miller, and a must-see due to Gable, Clift, and Monroe.

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Steve Crum

Video-Reviewmaster.com

A brave deconstruction of the Wild West's mythos, as well as a searing study of the lingering death of the American Dream.

August 28, 2001 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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Dan Jardine

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The struggle of flawed individuals to find a righteous modus vivendi in an unfair and indifferent world. A sense of unity despite the suffering and hopelessness among the characters touches the heart, even more when you know the actors' lives were mirroring what happens in the screen. They were also heading towards the

April 13, 2011

Pierluigi Puccini

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This movie is about despair. Despair at the passing of a way of life. Despair at disappointed hopes and dreams. Despair at the loss of a loved one, either through death, divorce or disinterest. Knowing that going in and you don't mind downbeat films there are some really moving performances from a cast full of legends.

March 27, 2007