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One-Eyed Jacks is a american film of genre Drama directed by Marlon Brando released in USA on 30 march 1961 with Marlon Brando

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

One-Eyed Jacks
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Released in USA 30 march 1961
Length 2h21
Directed by ,    ,    
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Action,    Western
Rating70% 3.546393.546393.546393.546393.54639

One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 Western, is the only film directed by actor Marlon Brando. The picture was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens.

Synopsis

Rio (Marlon Brando) (also called "The Kid"), a shameless philanderer, his mentor Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), and a third man named Doc rob a bank of two saddlebags of gold in Sonora, Mexico. The robbery is successful, but Mexican Rurales track them and catch them celebrating in a cantina, killing Doc. Dad and Rio manage to escape, followed by the Rurales.

Actors

Marlon Brando

(Rio)Karl Malden

(Sheriff Dad Longworth)Katy Jurado

(Maria Longworth)Pina Pellicer

(Louisa)Ben Johnson

(Bob Amory)
And :
Slim Pickens
Timothy Carey
Larry Duran
Elisha Cook, Jr.
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