The Misfits

Name: The Misfits
Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Released: February 1, 1961
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 77
Cast: Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Estelle Winwood, James Barton, Kevin McCarthy

1961

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United Artists | Release Date: February 1, 1961 | Approved

Starring: Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Estelle Winwood, James Barton, Kevin McCarthy, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Peggy Barton, Rex Bell, Thelma Ritter

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

Director: John Huston

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Western

Rating: Approved

Runtime: 125 min

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Kate Cameron

The film moves at a leisurely pace at first, but it accelerates as it moves towards its exciting climax. Read full review

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Craig Williams

It’s a picture so precariously balanced on the edge of poetry and sentiment, of defiance and self-pity. Read full review

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The Telegraph Tim Robey

What a multiple swansong and beautiful accident The Misfits is. Read full review

Josh Larsen

An original script from Arthur Miller, The Misfits turns on the playwright’s usual concern: that of the individual trying to maintain his identity in a changing world. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Staff (Not Credited)

Many have called this film a brilliant mood piece of a dying Old West; that doesn't make it a masterpiece, but the ghosts of its cast do still haunt one's viewing experience. Read full review

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The final screen outing for stars Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, this is a sparky but rather shallow story of emotional frailty in the Nevada desert. Read full review

Chris Cabin

A perplexing misfire more than a complete dud, The Misfits‘s true legacy remains in the personal histories of those involved with the production rather than in the far more exceptional careers of the artists who brought it to its dull fruition. Read full review

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Annellia

Apr 29, 2021

A delicate and poetic masterpiece filmed under the scorching heat with an exceptional cast.

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