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The Misfits

  • 1961
  • Approved
  • 2h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift in The Misfits (1961)
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Contemporary WesternDramaRomanceWestern

A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.A divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle.

  • Director
    • John Huston
  • Writer
    • Arthur Miller
  • Stars
    • Clark Gable
    • Marilyn Monroe
    • Montgomery Clift
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    24K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writer
      • Arthur Miller
    • Stars
      • Clark Gable
      • Marilyn Monroe
      • Montgomery Clift
    • 178User reviews
    • 95Critic reviews
    • 77Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Clark Gable
    Clark Gable
    • Gay Langland
    Marilyn Monroe
    Marilyn Monroe
    • Roslyn Taber
    Montgomery Clift
    Montgomery Clift
    • Perce Howland
    Thelma Ritter
    Thelma Ritter
    • Isabelle Steers
    Eli Wallach
    Eli Wallach
    • Guido Delinni
    James Barton
    James Barton
    • Fletcher's Grandfather
    Kevin McCarthy
    Kevin McCarthy
    • Raymond Taber
    Estelle Winwood
    Estelle Winwood
    • Church Lady Collecting Money in Bar
    Peggy Barton
    • Young Bride
    • (uncredited)
    Rex Bell
    Rex Bell
    • Old Cowboy
    • (uncredited)
    Ryall Bowker
    • Man in Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Fanelli Sr.
    • Gambler at Bar
    • (uncredited)
    Bess Flowers
    Bess Flowers
    • Undetermined Secondary Role
    • (uncredited)
    John Huston
    John Huston
    • Extra in Blackjack Scene
    • (uncredited)
    Bobby LaSalle
    • Bartender
    • (uncredited)
    Philip Mitchell
    • Charles Steers
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Ramage
    • Old Groom
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Roberts
    Ralph Roberts
    • Ambulance Driver at Rodeo
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Huston
    • Writer
      • Arthur Miller
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    • Trivia
      One of Clark Gable's few on-the-set blow-ups occurred during the filming of the horse-roping scenes. When John Huston insisted on another take after Gable's stunt double had been injured, the actor walked off the set in disgust.
    • Goofs
      When Roslyn and Perce are behind the bar, sitting near an old car and a pile of beer cans, the cans change places from cut to cut when seen from behind them.
    • Quotes

      Gay: Honey, we all got to go sometime, reason or no reason. Dyin's as natural as livin'. The man who's too afraid to die is too afraid to live.

    • Crazy credits
      There are no closing credits of any kind. Not even the words "THE END" appear on the screen.
    • Connections
      Featured in Hollywood: The Great Stars (1963)

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    8/10

    Huston's film established Marilyn Monroe as a dramatic sensuous actress...

    "The Misfits" is literally about four people who don't fit into society… A divorcée (Monroe) meets cowboy Langland (Gable), who is getting too old for his job… They decide to live together… A former rodeo star (Clift) and an unemployed mechanic (Wallach) join in the drifting…

    Huston's masculine images are stripped of their former glory, existing only one rough exterior which fails to conceal what has been lost… Eventually the men agree to round up wild mustangs for a dog food manufacturer…

    Scenes of the trio and Monroe speeding across the prairie in a beaten-up truck, raising a hurricane of dust while attempting to rope the stallions, are the strongest evocations of lost souls wandering in time…

    Huston's film established Marilyn Monroe as a dramatic sensuous actress, thus liberating her from a decade of steamy cheesecake roles in sexy comedies
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    • Release date
      • February 1, 1961 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Neprilagodjeni
    • Filming locations
      • Pyramid Lake, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation, Nevada, USA
    • Production companies
      • Seven Arts Productions
      • The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 5 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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