It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
- 6.9
- 1961
- Released
- 2h 4m
Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber
Clark Gable
Gay Langland
Eli Wallach
Guido
Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland
Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers
James Barton
Fletcher's grandfather
Kevin McCarthy
Raymond Taber
Estelle Winwood
Church lady collecting money in bar
Rex Bell
Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Peggy Barton
Young Bride (uncredited)Ryall Bowker
Man in Bar (uncredited)Frank Fanelli Sr.
Gambler at Bar (uncredited)Bobby LaSalle
Bartender (uncredited)Philip Mitchell
Charles Steers (uncredited)Walter Ramage
Old Groom (uncredited)Ralph Roberts
Ambulance Driver at Rodeo (uncredited)Dennis Shaw
Fletcher - Young Boy in Bar (uncredited)J. Lewis Smith
Fresh Cowboy in Bar (uncredited)Marietta Tree
Susan (uncredited)![The Misfits (1961) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD]](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UPUCkGfOMw8/hqdefault.jpg)
Released
en
$4,000,000.00
$8,200,000.00
- #rodeo
- #reno, nevada
- #decision
- #mustang
- #black and white
- #falling in love
- #bull
- #divorce
- #desert
- #bull riding
- #contemporary west
Reviews
This is a belter of a film that reminded me of just how imposing Clark Gable could be on screen with a strong part and a decent script. He is "Gay", a tough but pretty past-it cowboy who is hanging out with his buddy "Guido" (Eli Wallach) leading a pretty aimless existence with a lifestyle that is gradually withering on the vine. That all changes when they encounter the flighty "Roslyn" (Marilyn M
Four lost souls in the Nevada desert wilderness A recently divorced blonde bombshell in Reno (Marilyn Monroe) befriends three guys and stirs their passions: An aging cowboy (Clark Gable), a cynical bush pilot (Eli Wallach) and a brooding rodeo contender (Montgomery Clift). They take an excursion to capture wild mustangs for profit. Thelma Ritter is on hand as a fifth misfit in the first half.