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The final film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand traveling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift). The .. Read more

Starring	Clark Gable, Montgomery Clift, Marilyn Monroe, Eli Wallach
Director	John Huston
Genres	Drama, Gay/Lesbian

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- Ill-fated melodrama whose stars both died shortly afterwards; a solemn, unattractive, pretentious film which seldom stops wallowing in self-pity.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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  Perfect Fit
  
  Arthur Miller wrote this film for his wife Marilyn Monroe. But by the time they started making the film their marriage was on a downward spiral and Monroe was ... read more »
  
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  An Epic Film - One of the Best
  
  A brilliant film, almost like Greek drama, and I can't imagine why the Time Out review said the script of the film was verbose - surely we can have real ... read more »
  
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- - Cato
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  - Lydbury North
  - 29 Sep 2011 at 21:09
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  THE MISFITS
  
  A moving film with great acting from main 2 Clark cable and Maralyn Monroe. Maralyn Monroe did not look well in film maybe that was the role but she looked ill... read more »
  
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- - hunkydunks
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  - Epsom
  - 02 Dec 2010 at 14:42
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  What a surprising find
  
  The movie critics have been going on about The MIsfits for ages, saying the directing is good, the acting is good, the script is good. And it's been one of ... read more »
  
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- - wuthering
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  - Tunbridge Wells
  - 12 Apr 2010 at 15:16
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  The Misfits
  
  A fantastic film with 3 great legends. Clift is the master actor, and I wish more people knew about his talent. The film has so much feeling and subtle ... read more »
  
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- - wearl
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  - Great Missenden
  - 26 Mar 2009 at 22:59
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  MISFITS
  
  A film that was fraught with problems at the time of its production but endures really as a curio today . Its reputation has been enhanced by it being the last ... read more »
  
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  - EDINBURGH
  - 14 Oct 2008 at 16:55
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  Sweat and Dust
  
  Another enjoyable and leisurely paced film from John Huston. Always a pleasure to watch Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe sparkles as well. Overall classy with ... read more »
  
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- - CineLanguage
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  - London
  - 09 Apr 2008 at 11:30
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  edgy and brilliant
  
  A true classic, every bit of dialogue was essential. Few special effects by today's standards - so tension and story development totally reliant on acting ... read more »
  
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  - London
  - 23 Dec 2007 at 14:41
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  Last but not least for Marilyn
  
  I discovered The Misfits in a Marilyn Monroe boxset and frankly, she was the only reason this picture originally caught my attention. But I'm glad I gave it... read more »
  
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- - BobbySiney
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  - Lancaster
  - 10 Dec 2007 at 14:02
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  disappointing
  
  This film is mainly famous for being the last completed film of both Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable and being wrote by Monroe's then husband Arthur Miller.... read more »
  
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  - 12 Oct 2006 at 18:12
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  I always wanted to say I liked this and now I can........
  
  This has strangely European feel to it. The lead players are rounded and convincing characters who seem so old compared to today's young hearthrobs.
  
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- - Adrian Taylor
  - Walsall
  - 24 Aug 2005 at 16:12
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  Perfect Fit
  
  Arthur Miller wrote this film for his wife Marilyn Monroe. But by the time they started making the film their marriage was on a downward spiral and Monroe was ... read more »
  
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  Last but not least for Marilyn
  
  I discovered The Misfits in a Marilyn Monroe boxset and frankly, she was the only reason this picture originally caught my attention. But I'm glad I gave it... read more »
  
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- - BobbySiney
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  - Lancaster
  - 10 Dec 2007 at 14:02
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  Really interesting film
  
  I enjoyed this film very much even though it was not what I was expecting from Marilyn, who plays a very sensitive city girl. When moving to the country after a... read more »
  
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  - 06 Sep 2003 at 11:38
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  The end of greatness
  
  This film is agruably the seminal film that marks the end of the golden era of Hollywood.
  
  The playing of all three leads is wonderful and given added... read more »
  
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  - 23 Sep 2004 at 16:23
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  Memorable Misfits
  
  Fairly depressing film about a group of losers, the misfits of the title trying to cling to a way of life long gone. Last film of both Gable (who didn't ... read more »
  
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- - odja
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  - Tayport
  - 17 May 2005 at 15:43
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  This modern-day ...
  
  This modern-day western is very slight of story, and takes an age for anything resembling a plot to take shape, but is saved by some brilliant performances. A ... read more »
  
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  - 30 Jun 2004 at 15:14
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  I always wanted to say I liked this and now I can........
  
  This has strangely European feel to it. The lead players are rounded and convincing characters who seem so old compared to today's young hearthrobs.
  
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  - Walsall
  - 24 Aug 2005 at 16:11
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  I always wanted to say I liked this and now I can........
  
  This has strangely European feel to it. The lead players are rounded and convincing characters who seem so old compared to today's young hearthrobs.
  
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- - Adrian Taylor
  - Walsall
  - 24 Aug 2005 at 16:12
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  Great...but not for the faint-hearted
  
  "The Mistfits" starts off extremely low-key, but as the relationships between the characters develop it becomes clear that bad things are on the way; ... read more »
  
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- - apn87
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  - 25 Mar 2005 at 23:51
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  edgy and brilliant
  
  A true classic, every bit of dialogue was essential. Few special effects by today's standards - so tension and story development totally reliant on acting ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Dec 2007 at 14:41

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  The final film of stars Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe is an elegy for the death of the Old West from writer Arthur Miller and director John Huston. Gable stars as Gay Langland, an aging hand traveling the byways and working at rodeos with his two comrades, Guido (Eli Wallach) and young Perce ...