The Misfits

The Misfits is a 1961 American film, written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Eli Wallach, and Thelma Ritter. It was the final film appearance for Gable and Monroe. Even though it wasn't a commercial success at the time of its release, it has later garnered critical respect for its manuscript as well as the leading performances. The difficult production process of The Misfits has been widely documented. The Misfits takes place in Reno. It depicts the chance meeting and friendship of a depressed divorcée, Roslyn Taber (Monroe), and Gay Langland (Gable), an aging ex-cowboy prone to gambling and surviving on mustang rustling. He sells the horses to slaughterhouse for the manufacture of dog food. Wallach plays Guido, Langland's pilot partner, and Clift plays Perce Howland, a drifter rodeo rider. The climax takes place during wrangling scenes on a dry Nevada lakebed. The misfits of the title are both the horses and... full article at wikipedia