The Misfits (1961)

A glorious, brave, imperfect portrait of flawed people yearning for freedom and respect, but pulled by the primal urges of love, lust and pride to trap themselves in cages of their own crafting. ” Christopher Lloyd Sarasota Herald-Tribune

Labelled ‘the film that killed Clark Gable’ and, along with Marilyn Monroe, their final film.

Also starring the excellent Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. While filing for a divorce, 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.

Rating
CTC
Duration
124 MINS

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