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The Missouri Breaks is a american film of genre Drama directed by Arthur Penn released in USA on 19 may 1976 with Marlon Brando
The Missouri Breaks (1976)
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Add to a movie listThe 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. The score was composed by John Williams.
The title of the movie 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.
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Tom Logan is a rustler experiencing hard times. He and his gang are particularly upset by the hanging of a friend by Braxton, a land baron who takes the law into his own hands.Actors
Marlon Brando
(Robert E. Lee Clayton)
Jack Nicholson
(Tom Logan)
Randy Quaid
(Tittle Tod)
Kathleen Lloyd
(Jane Braxton)
Frederic Forrest
(Cary)
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