Sophisticated, but emotionally crippled Roslyn (Marilyn Monroe, giving what many believe to be her strongest performance) has come to Nevada to gain a quick and easy divorce. When her landlady introduces her to aging, broken cowboy Gay Langland (Clark Gable), she finally finds herself with a worthy partner. Meanwhile, Gay and his fellow horsemen Guido and Perce (Eli Wallach and Montgomery Clift) scheme to capture a herd of wild horses. Though megawatt star power and a brilliant script by Arthur Miller failed to turn THE MISFITS into box office success (probably due a legendarily troubled shoot), time and critical reputation treated it very kindly. It was the final film for icons Gable and Monroe.
A down-on-her-luck, divorced woman meets and falls for a disenchanted outcast cowboy who earns his living by capturing wild mustangs. When she witnesses this cruel spectacle, she recoils in horror -- then teams up with a jaded rodeo performer in an attempt to free the horses.
Last screen appearance for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe, who was married to playwright Arthur Miller during the course of the filming.
Additional cast: Philip Mitchell; Dennis Shaw (Young Boy), Walter Ramage (Old Groom), Peggy Barton (Young Bride), J. Lewis Smith (Cowboy), Marietta Tree (Susan), Bobby LaSalle (Bartender), Ryall Bowker (Man), and Ralph Roberts (Ambulance Attendant).
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Letterbox - 1.66
Audio:
Dolby Digital Mono - English, French, Spanish
Additional Release Material:
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Stars
Clark Gable: Oscar-winning american actor, GONE WITH THE WIND
Marilyn Monroe: American actress, GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES
James Barton: American Actor
Montgomery Clift: American Actor, FROM HERE TO ETERNITY (1953)
Eli Wallach: Star, NAKED CITY (1960)
Thelma Ritter: American actress, PILLOW TALK, ALL ABOUT EVE
Estelle Winwood: British Character Actress
Kevin McCarthy: Star, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS (1956, 1978)
Dennis Shaw: Actor, THE MISFITS (1961)
Philip Mitchell: Sound\"The Misfits"
Director
John Huston: Oscar winning American director/writer/actor
Producer
Frank E. Taylor: Producer
Screenwriter
Arthur Miller: Playwright, Screenwriter
Composer
Alex North: Composer
Editor
George Tomasini: American Editor
Director of Photography
Russell Metty: American Director of Photography
Art Director
Stephen Grimes: Production Designer
Review 1:
"...That this was the last film of both Monroe and Gable adds an elegiac patina..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.60 01/01/2002