The Misfits
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Synopsis
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 has just divorced her husband Ray (Kevin McCarthy) in Reno, is appalled by the plan. Although both Guido and Perce are also in love with Roslyn, she stands by Gay, sure that in the end he will do the right thing, even as he and his pals begin their planned roundup.~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Cast
- Clark Gable
- Marilyn Monroe
- Montgomery Clift
- Thelma Ritter
- Eli Wallach
- James Barton
- Kevin McCarthy
- Estelle Winwood
- Peggy Barton
- Rex Bell
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- Jul 7, 2017
This film showed me that men are pigs and Marilyn Monroe is an angel. But we already knew that.
cassandraJun 26, 2015"I just gotta find another way to be alive." If there was ever a movie that truly broke my heart, it's this one. These broken characters, these actors who are running on their last breaths... how the line between cinema and reality gets blurrier and blurrier as the…
Anna Imhof 🌸Nov 19, 2020“The Misfits” is a film so utterly despondent; it could only have been made by the truly lost at heart. John Huston’s “Misfits” was long ago eclipsed in artistic merit by its widespread infamy. The final completed film of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable; Huston himself was…
theriverjordan - Feb 17, 2014
a bunch of awful, predatory, drunk man-babies and marilyn monroe with the patience of a saint.
EmalieJun 28, 2023The three most broken men of all-time attempt to woo Marilyn Monroe by seeing who can be the most deranged
brendan o'hareMar 9, 2021Arthur Miller writes the screenplay for The Misfits as a gift for his wife, carving out a role for her that highlights her qualities as a dramatic actress. John Huston proves to be very skilled in assembling and guiding a Marilyn Monroe suffering from frequent depressive…
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136th Review for The Collab Weekly Movie Watch I’ve heard of this film for a long time, so it was great to finally have an excuse to watch it. Also, as someone who has heard so much about the films that show Marilyn was more than a pretty face but an actress with…
Rafael "Mister Movie" JovineMar 17, 2021if the men in this weren’t so annoying and disgusting this would be at least bearable,which truly is a shame it isn’t,considering how good of a performance marilyn gives in this.
lívJun 27, 2021I’m lost. You’re lost. We’re all lost. But we try our best to keep moving anyway. I’m standing out in the midst of the wide open desert, the only sound in my ear is the crinkle of my skin against my clothes. Staring out into the void with dreams of running right…
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For me, the film is itself a bit of misfit, full of big stagey speeches, contrived moments and some overemphatic performances, but opened out with muscular style by Huston. The faces of Gable, Clift and Monroe together in closeup have a Mount Rushmore look to them.
Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian
The film moves at a leisurely pace at first, but it accelerates as it moves towards its exciting climax.
Kate Cameron
New York Daily News
What a multiple swansong and beautiful accident The Misfits is.
Tim Robey
The Telegraph
Frequently Asked Questions
How long is The Misfits (1961)?
The movie is 2hr 4min long.
What's The Misfits (1961) about?
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 has just divorced her husband Ray (Kevin McCarthy) in Reno, is appalled by the plan. Although both Guido and Perce are also in love with Roslyn, she stands by Gay, sure that in the end he will do the right thing, even as he and his pals begin their planned roundup.~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Who's the cast of The Misfits (1961)?
- Clark Gable as Gay Langland
- Marilyn Monroe as Roslyn Taber
- Montgomery Clift as Perce Howland
- Thelma Ritter as Isabelle Steers
- Eli Wallach as Guido Delinni
- James Barton as Fletcher's Grandfather
- Kevin McCarthy as Raymond Taber
- Estelle Winwood as Church Lady Collecting Money in Bar
- Peggy Barton as Young Bride
- Rex Bell as Old Cowboy
Who's the director behind The Misfits (1961)?
John Huston directed The Misfits (1961).
Who produced The Misfits (1961)?
Frank E. Taylor produced The Misfits (1961).
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