The Missouri Breaks (1976)

Directed by

Arthur Penn

Genre

Western film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 248 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1880s Montana, a wealthy rancher hires a ruthless regulator to stop horse thieves. An outlaw leader and his gang must evade this bounty hunter across the rugged Missouri Breaks.

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What happens

The Missouri Breaks is a 1976 American Western film starring Marlon Brando and Jack Nicholson. The film was directed by Arthur Penn, with supporting performances by Randy Quaid, Harry Dean Stanton, Frederic Forrest, John McLiam, and Kathleen Lloyd in her film debut. The score was composed by John Williams. The title of the film refers to a forlorn and very rugged area of north-central Montana, where over eons, the Missouri River has made countless deep cuts or "breaks" in the land. The film explores themes including the American frontier myth, economic exploitation and law and order. Like some other films directed by Penn, it has been read as an allegory of capitalism and the American counterculture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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