The Misfits

The Misfits (1961)

Timing: 2:4 (124 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

1961-02-01

Country

United States

Production

United Artists, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Seven Arts Productions

Genre

Western, Drama, Romance

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$8 200 000

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Director

John Huston

Actors

Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Montgomery Clift, Thelma Ritter, James Barton, Kevin McCarthy, Estelle Winwood, Rex Bell, John Huston
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Scenario

Producer

John Huston, Frank E. Taylor

Operator

Russell Metty

Composer

Alex North

Artist

Audition

Editing

George Tomasini
All team (45)

• On the last day of filming, Clark Gable stated: 'Good Lord! I’m happy this picture is finally finished. She [Monroe] nearly gave me a heart attack.' The next day, Gable suffered a myocardial infarction and died eleven days later.
• John Huston earned $250 by filming himself in a cameo role.
• A doctor oversaw Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift around the clock during filming, as both had problems with alcohol and medical stimulants.
• "The Misfits" was written by Arthur Miller as a short story while he was waiting for his divorce from Marilyn Monroe in Reno. Miller's marriage to Monroe was dissolved after filming concluded.
• "The Misfits" was one of the first Hollywood films to have on-set photography – producers signed a contract with the Magnum agency.
• In the Nevada desert where the film was shot, the temperature remained around 40 degrees Celsius for almost the entire summer of 1960.
• The dried-up lake where the final scenes of the film were shot is now marked on maps as the «Plain of the Forsaken».
• Despite positive reviews from critics, the film flopped at the box office: its earnings barely covered the production costs and actors' fees.
• The American horror punk band The Misfits took its name after the film.
• “The Misfits” were written by Arthur Miller as a story while he was awaiting his own divorce in Reno from Marilyn Monroe. Miller's marriage to Monroe was dissolved after filming was completed.
• “The Misfits” was one of the first films in Hollywood to feature behind-the-scenes photography – the producers signed a contract with the Magnum agency.
• The dried-up lake where the final scenes of the film were shot is now marked on maps as “The Misfits Plain”.