The Misfits

Feb 1, 1961

2h 4m

★ 7.0

It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!

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.

Genres

Western

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

United Artists

Seven Arts Productions

The Misfits Trailers

Cast

Roslyn Taber

Marilyn Monroe

Gay Langland

Clark Gable

Guido

Eli Wallach

Perce Howland

Montgomery Clift

Isabelle Steers

Thelma Ritter

Fletcher's grandfather

James Barton

Raymond Taber

Kevin McCarthy

Church lady collecting money in bar

Estelle Winwood

Old Cowboy (uncredited)

Rex Bell

Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)

John Huston

Young Bride (uncredited)

Peggy Barton

Man in Bar (uncredited)

Ryall Bowker

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