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To see these Hollywood icons in a stirring epic that would be the last great picture of their combined careers is monumental. There could never be a movie made like this ever again. Three legends together is amazing. Are any of todays actors ever going to be considered legends?
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A classic, five-star film. The last completed film by both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. A poignant film that explores all the challenges of the passing of a way of life, with compelling performances by its larger-than-life stars. Monroe's life was a mess and Gable was to have a massive fatal heart attack a few weeks after filming was finished. Third star Montgomery Cliff was also on a downward spiral to a tragic end. These three stars each used their own pathos to bring to the film the majesty and tragedy of fatally flawed but larger-than-life talent. It was filmed in Northern Nevada, including many sites in and around Dayton---my home. Most of the local sites are still here---the Odeon Hall, the Old Corner Bar, and what is now called "Misfit Flat" near Stagecoach, where the climatic final scene was filmed. The rodao grounds, build for the film, is gone but a new grounds was built out of studier and more permanent materials about a mile away. There are Old Timers here who remember the filming, including a few who were extras. An interesting and revealing story about the Old West, which even today, though diminished, is still alive and hanging on in the many ranches and huge open lands of Northern Nevada. Though diluted by "turnout" horses (released by owners who could not or would not afford to feed them) the real stars of the film---the mustangs---also have survived in spite of being captured for dog food, "culled" to save the range, droughts, and many other attacks. The wild horses---wild mustang, estray, or turnout---now have active rescue groups who are working hard to protect them and make them an asset for all. The Misfits only implied but did not show that one small mustang stallion (descended from the small horses of the Conquistadors) can run off most large, healthy, young turnout or estray stallions and take a significant herd of mares for himself!Read full review
Difficult but good movie. Difficult because the issues involved are hard to deal with, given the needs of the characters . There's a truth to the movie script that's undeniable. The actors are superb. Maryin Monroe in particular. The truth is, there is, that in human life there are few wonderfully happy resolutions, though there are resolutions that are okay and work for the characters pictured. The script is superb.
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Actually, although it was GOOD to see Marilyn getting a chance to really Act (she's very good), the story was a little too depressing and I couldn't finish the movie. How I wish she could have lived to show us what she could do!
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I first saw this movie on tv in b&w in 1958. I fell in love with the Arthur Miller screenplay, and all three actors - especially Marilyn Monroe. It’s a rare, beautifully realized gem of classic moviemaking. Indulge yourself.
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