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
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
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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