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The Big Picture The Misfits is one of the greatest films of the '60s, and captured lightning in a bottle by containing career best performances by two of Hollywood's greatest legends. The film stars Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, and Thelma Ritter. It was the last film Gable or Monroe would ever complete prior to their deaths.
Release Date February 1, 1961 Director John Huston Cast Clark Gable , Marilyn Monroe , Montgomery Clift , Thelma Ritter , Eli Wallach , James Barton Main Genre Drama Tagline It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love! Runtime 124 Writers Arthur Miller What Is 'The Misfits' About? The Misfits is a gritty examination of a changing American West, and the lost dominance cowboys once possessed over the land.
Training with her longtime acting coach, Lee Strasberg, Monroe gave a career-best, haunting performance. In her most poignant scene with Gable's character, Gay, he sees her as more than just a pretty face. He comments, "What makes you so sad? I think you're the saddest girl I've ever met." Huston stays close on Monroe's tear-filled face, and she simply responds, "You're the first man that's ever said that. I'm usually told how happy I am.
Monroe wound up being admitted to the hospital and was treated for depression during The Misfits. She would die roughly a year and a half after the film was released in August 1962. In the wake of her passing, Huston revealed what it was like for Monroe on set:
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