The Missouri Breaks
“One steals. One kills. One dies.”
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.
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Cast
22 people
Marlon Brando
Robert E. Lee Clayton
Known for
The Godfather
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R.L. Armstrong
Bob
Jack Nicholson
Tom Logan
Known for
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Randy Quaid
Tittle Tod
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Brokeback Mountain
Independence Day
Kathleen Lloyd
Jane Braxton
Known for
The Car
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Frederic Forrest
Cary
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Apocalypse Now
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Harry Dean Stanton
Calvin
Known for
Alien
Paris, Texas
John McLiam
David Braxton
Known for
First Blood
Sleeper
John P. Ryan
Si
Known for
Bound
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Steve Franken
l'enfant solitaire
Known for
Westworld
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Richard Bradford
Pete Marker
Known for
The Untouchables
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Sam Gilman
Hank Rate
Known for
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Arthur Penn Director · Thomas McGuane Writer John Williams Composer
Worldwide gross $14M · Budget $10M · United States release May 19, 1976
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$14,000,000
Gross vs. budget
1.4×
Production
United Artists
Production
Devon/Persky-Bright
Production
United Artists Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · May 19, 1976
Theatrical
United States · May 19, 1976
Theatrical
Canada
May 19, 1976 · TV
Germany
September 16, 1976 · Theatrical
Italy
October 28, 1976 · Theatrical
Japan
August 28, 1976 · Theatrical
Netherlands
May 19, 1976 · Premiere
Poland
December 1, 1978 · Theatrical
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