

The Misfits
It shouts and sings with life ... explodes with love!
While filing for a divorce, beautiful ex-stripper Roslyn Taber ends up meeting aging cowboy-turned-gambler Gay Langland and former World War II aviator Guido Racanelli. The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together. When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland arrives, the unlikely foursome strike up a business capturing wild horses.
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7.0/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4M
- Box office
- $8.2M
- Language
- English
- rodeo
- reno, nevada
- decision
- mustang
- black and white
- falling in love
- bull
- divorce
- desert
- bull riding
- contemporary west
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- PremiereReno, Nevada31 Jan 1961
- TheatricalNR1 Feb 1961
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalLondon8 Jun 1961
AustraliaAU
- Theatrical13 Apr 1961
- TheatricalPGRe-release7 Mar 1993
- PremiereAdelaide Film Festival26 May 1993
CanadaCA
- PremiereToronto International Film Festival14 Sept 1977
ArgentinaAR
- Theatrical+1323 Mar 1961
AustriaAT
- Theatrical24 Mar 1961
BelgiumBE
- TheatricalBrussels24 Mar 1961
BrazilBR
- Physical10DVD17 Mar 2014
ChinaCN
- PremiereShanghai International Film Festival12 Jun 2026
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical3 Apr 1961
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1231 Mar 1961
FranceFR
- TheatricalTP19 Apr 1961
- TheatricalTPRe-release17 Nov 1999
- TheatricalTPRe-release2 Mar 2005
- TheatricalTPRe-release12 May 2010
- TheatricalTPRe-release11 Feb 2015
- TheatricalTPRe-release (Restored Version)16 Aug 2017
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The Misfits was released on 1 February 1961.
Audience reviews
2- W8/10
Wuchak
8/11/2018
Four lost souls in the Nevada desert wilderness A recently divorced blonde bombshell in Reno (Marilyn Monroe) befriends three guys and stirs their passions: An aging cowboy (Clark Gable), a cynical bush pilot (Eli Wallach) and a brooding rodeo contender (Montgomery Clift). They take an excursion to capture wild mustangs for profit. Thelma Ritter is on hand as a fifth misfit in the first half. “The Misfits” (196…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
6/18/2023
This is a belter of a film that reminded me of just how imposing Clark Gable could be on screen with a strong part and a decent script. He is "Gay", a tough but pretty past-it cowboy who is hanging out with his buddy "Guido" (Eli Wallach) leading a pretty aimless existence with a lifestyle that is gradually withering on the vine. That all changes when they encounter the flighty "Roslyn" (Marilyn Monroe) who has arriv…
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