The Misfits

The Misfits

124 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, Western | Feb. 1, 1961

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.

The Misfits

124 mins | Drama, Action, Romance, Western | Feb. 1, 1961

The Misfits
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.
IMDb rating 7.2
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, United Artists, Seven Arts Productions
Original title The Misfits
Directors Carl Beringer, Tom Shaw, Angela Allen, John Huston
Writers Arthur Miller

Cast

Marilyn Monroe

as Roslyn Taber

Clark Gable

as Gay Langland

Eli Wallach

as Guido

Montgomery Clift

as Perce Howland

Thelma Ritter

as Isabelle Steers

James Barton

as Fletcher's grandfather

Kevin McCarthy

as Raymond Taber

Estelle Winwood

as Church lady collecting money in bar

Rex Bell

as Old Cowboy (uncredited)

John Huston

as Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)