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The Misfits
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The Misfits

1961 · 124 min Western Drama Romance
7.0 / 10 · TMDB

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.

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: John Huston

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 Cast

Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe

Roslyn Taber

Clark Gable

Clark Gable

Gay Langland

Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

Guido

Montgomery Clift

Montgomery Clift

Perce Howland

Thelma Ritter

Thelma Ritter

Isabelle Steers

James Barton

James Barton

Fletcher's grandfather

Kevin McCarthy

Kevin McCarthy

Raymond Taber

Estelle Winwood

Estelle Winwood

Church lady collecting money in bar

Rex Bell

Rex Bell

Old Cowboy (uncredited)

John Huston

John Huston

Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)

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