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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Classical in form, grave, bleak and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Aug 20208/10
_**Brando plays a fearless sharp-shooting NUT**_ A rich, big-time rancher (John McLiam) in late 1800's Montana hires an eccentric sharp-shooting assassin (Marlon Brando) to take care of a gang of rustlers, led by Jack Nicholson, who are severely diminishing his profits. Arthur Penn's "The Missouri Breaks," starring Brando and Nicholson, was a flop when it was released in 1976. Leonard Maltin rates it a "BOMB" in his movie guide. The question is: Is it the reputed flop, unworthy of your time, or not? Let's start by exploring if there's any character for which to root. John McLiam is very unlikable as the rich rancher, Braxton. His "family" is completely dysfunctional: His wife ran out on him years before and the film hints at the reason why; his daughter, played by Kathleen Lloyd, is so mentally warped and starved-for-love that she jumps in bed with the head outlaw that's stealing from her father the first chance she gets. Jack Nicholson as Tom Logan is certainly likable in a down-to-earth type of way, but the fact is that he and his gang are thieving scum. It makes no difference that Braxton is unlikable. He certainly doesn't deserve to be ripped off as he toiled hard to build his
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Cast
- Marlon BrandoRobert E. Lee Clayton
- Jack NicholsonTom Logan
- Randy QuaidTittle Tod
- Kathleen LloydJane Braxton
- Frederic ForrestCary
- Harry Dean StantonCalvin
- John McLiamDavid Braxton
- John P. RyanSi
- Steve Frankenl'enfant solitaire
- Richard BradfordPete Marker
Crew
- Arthur PennDirector
- Thomas McGuaneWriter
- Michael C. ButlerDirector of Photography
- John WilliamsOriginal Music Composer
- Stephen A. RotterEditor
- Dede AllenEditor
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Elliott KastnerProducer
- Robert M. ShermanProducer
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