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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Cast
20 people
Clark Gable
Gay Langland
Known for
Gone with the Wind
It Happened One Night
Marilyn Monroe
Roslyn Taber
Known for
Some Like It Hot
The Seven Year Itch
Montgomery Clift
Perce Howland
Known for
I Confess
A Place in the Sun
Thelma Ritter
Isabelle Steers
Known for
Rear Window
All About Eve
Eli Wallach
Guido
Known for
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
The Godfather Part III
James Barton
Fletcher's Grandfather
Known for
Yellow Sky
The Shepherd of the Hills
Kevin McCarthy
Raymond Taber
Known for
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Innerspace
Estelle Winwood
Church Fundraiser in Bar
Known for
The Producers
Murder by Death
Rex Bell
Old Cowboy (uncredited)
Also in
Broadway to Cheyenne
The Arm of the Law
John Huston
(uncredited)
Known for
Chinatown
The Other Side of the Wind
Peggy Barton
Young Bride (uncredited)
Ryall Bowker
Man in Bar (uncredited)
John Huston Director · Arthur Miller Screenplay Alex North Composer
Worldwide gross $8.2M · Budget $4M · United States release February 1, 1961
Box office
Budget
$4,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,200,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
Seven Arts Productions
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 31, 1961
Premiere · Reno, Nevada
United States · February 1, 1961
Theatrical
Argentina
March 23, 1961 · Theatrical
Australia
April 13, 1961 · Theatrical
March 7, 1993 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 26, 1993 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Austria
March 24, 1961 · Theatrical
Belgium
March 24, 1961 · Theatrical · Brussels
Brazil
March 17, 2014 · Physical · DVD
Canada
September 14, 1977 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
China
June 12, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Denmark
April 3, 1961 · Theatrical
Finland
March 31, 1961 · Theatrical
France
April 19, 1961 · Theatrical
November 17, 1999 · Theatrical · Re-release
March 2, 2005 · Theatrical · Re-release
May 12, 2010 · Theatrical · Re-release
February 11, 2015 · Theatrical · Re-release
August 16, 2017 · Theatrical · Re-release (Restored Version)
Germany
March 21, 1961 · Theatrical · West Germany
July 11, 1972 · TV · West Germany
May 8, 1983 · TV · East Germany
November 22, 2001 · Physical · DVD
Hungary
November 19, 1964 · Theatrical
Italy
April 1, 1961 · Theatrical
August 28, 2020 · Premiere · Il Cinema Ritrovato (Restored Version)
Japan
June 14, 1961 · Theatrical
December 1, 1984 · Theatrical · Re-release
Mexico
June 15, 1961 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 27, 1961 · Theatrical
June 5, 2003 · Theatrical · Re-release
January 1, 2005 · Physical · DVD
August 3, 2012 · TV · Nederland 2
Portugal
January 25, 1962 · Theatrical
September 21, 2009 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Portuguesa
South Africa
April 1, 1961 · Theatrical · Johannesburg
South Korea
April 9, 2002 · Physical
Spain
May 28, 1962 · Theatrical · Barcelona
June 25, 1962 · Theatrical · Madrid
June 23, 1963 · Theatrical · Málaga
January 19, 1971 · TV
Sweden
March 17, 1961 · Theatrical
Türkiye
January 30, 1963 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
June 8, 1961 · Theatrical · London
Uruguay
March 27, 1961 · Theatrical
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