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The Missouri Breaks

1976 126 min ★ 6.5 Western, Drama

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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Cast

Marlon Brando

Robert E. Lee Clayton

Jack Nicholson

Tom Logan

Randy Quaid

Tittle Tod

Kathleen Lloyd

Jane Braxton

Frederic Forrest

Cary

Harry Dean Stanton

Calvin

John McLiam

David Braxton

John P. Ryan

Steve Franken

l'enfant solitaire

Richard Bradford

Pete Marker

Details

Director

Arthur Penn

Tagline

"One steals. One kills. One dies."

Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$10,000,000

Revenue

$14,000,000

Production

United Artists, Devon/Persky-Bright

Reviews

Wuchak

August 7, 2020

★ 8/10

_**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...