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1 February 1961 (USA) moreTagline:
'SMASHING' thru the Excitement Barrier ! morePlot:
A sexy divorcée falls for an over-the-hill cowboy who is struggling to maintain his romantically independent lifestyle in early-sixties Nevada. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Eleven Gay Historical Figures Worthy of the "Milk" Treatment (From AfterElton.com. 4 February 2009, 8:14 PM, PST)
Eli Wallach Back On Stage For "Visiting Mr. Green"
(From CinemaRetro. 27 January 2009, 1:47 PM, PST)
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Everybody's gonna die moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Clark Gable | ... | Gay Langland | |
| Marilyn Monroe | ... | Roslyn Taber | |
| Montgomery Clift | ... | Perce Howland | |
| Thelma Ritter | ... | Isabelle Steers | |
| Eli Wallach | ... | Guido | |
| James Barton | ... | Fletcher's grandfather | |
| Kevin McCarthy | ... | Raymond Taber | |
| Estelle Winwood | ... | Church lady collecting money in bar |
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124 min | France:120 min (DVD)Country:
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Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.66 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)Certification:
Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | West Germany:12 (f) (re-rated) | West Germany:16 (f) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | France:U (re-release) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Approved | Ireland:PGFun Stuff
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Many people were shocked by the change in Clark Gable's voice, leading some to question whether he may have had lung cancer at the time of his death. moreGoofs:
Continuity: There's an indoor scene in front of a freezer, when a hand appears to make signals to the actors. moreQuotes:
Guido: You have the gift for life, Rosylyn. The rest of us, we're just looking for a place to hide and watch it all go by. moreFAQ
A Note Regarding SpoilersWhere was "The Misfits" filmed?
Do Roz and Gay end up together?
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To view "The Misfits" in 2006 turns out to be quite a chilling experience. Prophetically in its "doomness" - personal doomness that is. Arthur Miller writes, unwittingly, his wife's swan song and she sings it with a combination of uppers and downers. Pay attention to Eli Wallach describing Marilyn to Clark Gable. Was that Miller himself being particularly misogynistic or what hell was it? She talks about herself, they all talk about her. She is a hurricane right in the middle of a human storm. Montgomery Clift seems to be talking about himself too. The whole bloody thing is really close to the knuckle. Arid, depressing, slow and yet, riveting, funny, mesmerizing. "The Misfits" should be seen for a variety of reasons but to see Gable and Monroe sharing a black and white screen a short time before their deaths is an experience on itself.