The Misfits (1961)

7.0/10 124 min Western Drama Romance

Overview

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.

Cast

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)

John Huston

Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)

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