The Misfits (1961 film)

The Misfits
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	John Huston
Screenplay by	Arthur Miller
Based on	"The Misfits" by Arthur Miller
Produced by	Frank E. Taylor
Starring	Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe Montgomery Clift Thelma Ritter Eli Wallach
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Edited by	George Tomasini
Music by	Alex North
Color process	Black and white
Production company	Seven Arts Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	February 1, 1961 (1961-02-01)
Running time	125 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4 million
Box office	$4.1 million (domestic)[2][3]

The Misfits is a 1961 American Contemporary Western film written by Arthur Miller, directed by John Huston, and starring Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift. The supporting cast includes Thelma Ritter and Eli Wallach. Adapted by Miller from his own short story of the same name published in Esquire in October 1957,^[4] The Misfits was the last completed film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe. For Gable, the film was posthumously released as he died three months before this film's premiere, while Monroe died in August 1962, over a year after its release. The plot centers on Roslyn Tabor (Monroe), a newly divorced woman from Reno, and her relationships with friendly landlady Isabelle Steers (Thelma Ritter), an old-school cowboy Gaylord Langland (Gable), his tow-truck driving and plane-flying best friend (Wallach), and their rodeo-riding, bronc-busting friend (Clift).

The Misfits was a commercial failure at the time of its initial release, but received critical acclaim for its script and performances. Its reputation has shifted over the following years, and many critics now consider the film to be a masterpiece and one of the best films of the 1960s. The film also gave name to the punk band Misfits formed in 1977.