The Misfits (1961)
The plot centers around a group of misfits living in Nevada who are struggling to find their place in the world. Gable plays a rodeo cowboy named Gay Langland who is struggling to come to terms with his own mortality, while Monroe plays a depressed and disillusioned divorcee named Roslyn Tabor. Clift plays a mechanic named Perce Howland who is struggling to find his place in the world.
The film follows these characters as they come together and try to make sense of their lives in the face of overwhelming challenges and difficult choices. As they confront the realities of their own mortality and the changing world around them, they must decide whether to continue fighting for their dreams or to accept their fate as misfits.
Film programs
Books with substantial mentioning of The Misfits
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John White and Sabine Haenni (eds.) Fifty Key American Films London and New York, 2009 |
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David Thomson Have you seen?, A personal introduction to 1,000 films New York, 2008 |
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Jürgen Müller (ed.) Movies of the 50s Köln, London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Paris, Tokyo, 2005 |
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John Dileo 100 Great Film Performances You Should Remember - but probably don't New York, 2002 |
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| Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.) International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 1. Films Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000 |
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| Mikita Brottman Hollywood Hex, Death and destiny in the dream factory, An illustrated history of cursed movies 1999 |
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Lesley Brill John Huston's Filmmaking Cambridge - New York, NY - Melbourne, 1997 |
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| John McCarty The Films of John Huston Secaucus, New Jersey, 1987 |
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| Judith M. Kass The Films of Montgomery Clift Secaucus, New Jersey, 1979 |
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| Gerald Pratley The Cinema of John Huston South Brunswick and New York - London, 1977 |
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Gabe Essoe The Films of Clarke Gable Secaucus, N.J., 1977 pp. 250-255 
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Mark Conway and Mark Ricci The Films of Marilyn Monroe Secaucus, NJ, 1972 |
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Articles on The Misfits
| Georgiana Banita, Re-Visioning the Western, Landscape and Gender in The Misfits, in: Tony Tracy and Roddy Flynn (eds.), John Huston, Jefferson, N.C., 2010 |
