The Misfits poster
Director John Huston
Screenplay Arthur Miller

The Misfits

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

Release Date: 1961-02-01

Duration: 124 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Eli Wallach
    Guido
  • John Huston
    Extra in Blackjack Scene (uncredited)
  • Marilyn Monroe
    Roslyn Taber
  • Clark Gable
    Gay Langland
  • Montgomery Clift
    Perce Howland
  • Kevin McCarthy
    Raymond Taber
  • Estelle Winwood
    Church lady collecting money in bar
  • Thelma Ritter
    Isabelle Steers
  • Rex Bell
    Old Cowboy (uncredited)
  • James Barton
    Fletcher's grandfather