The Missouri Breaks poster
Director Arthur Penn
Writer Thomas McGuane

The Missouri Breaks

Tagline: One steals. One kills. One dies.

Release Date: 1976-05-19

Duration: 126 minutes

Synopsis

When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.

Casting

  • Jack Nicholson
    Tom Logan
  • Harry Dean Stanton
    Calvin
  • Randy Quaid
    Tittle Tod
  • Marlon Brando
    Robert E. Lee Clayton
  • John P. Ryan
    Si
  • Kathleen Lloyd
    Jane Braxton
  • Richard Bradford
    Pete Marker
  • Frederic Forrest
    Cary
  • Luana Anders
    Rancher's Wife
  • Dorothy Neumann
    Madame