The Misfits
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Three failed men take up with a lonely divorcee, hoping to gain new purpose from her spontaneity. Their callousness at a shabby local rodeo and a roundup of horses to be slaughtered for pet food repels her, leading to a confrontation between their spurious pretensions and her intuitive humanism. Arthur Miller's screenplay, written specifically for his wife, Marilyn Monroe, explores the demystification of the great American dreams of success and the West. This film marked the last screen roles of Monroe and Gable. (Circulates)
Credits
- Directed by
- John Huston
- Written by
- Arthur Miller
- Cast
- John Huston, Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Montgomery Clift, Estelle Winwood, Rex Bell, Thelma Ritter, Kevin McCarthy, James Edward Barton
- Produced by
- David O. Selznick
- Cinematography
- Russell Metty
- Music
- Alex North
- Edited by
- George Tomasini
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Three failed men take up with a lonely divorcee, hoping to gain new purpose from her spontaneity. Their callousness at a shabby local rodeo and a roundup of horses to be slaughtered for pet food repels her, leading to a confrontation between their spurious pretensions and her intuitive humanism. Arthur Miller's screenplay, written specifically for his wife, Marilyn Monroe, explores the demystification of the great American dreams of success and the West. This film marked the last screen roles of Monroe and Gable. (Circulates)
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