ONE-EYED JACKS - DVD-CRITERION COLLECTION

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• Release Year: 1961
• Genre: Western
• Plot: This is a western like no other, combining the mythological scope of that most American of genres with the searing naturalism of a performance by Marlon Brandoall suffused with Freudian overtones and masculine anxiety. In his only directing stint, Brando captures rugged coastal and desert landscapes in gorgeous widescreen, Technicolor images, and elicits from his fellow actors (including Karl Malden and Pina Pellicer) nuanced depictions of conflicted characters. Though the production was overwhelmed by its directors perfectionism and plagued by setbacks and studio reediting, One-Eyed Jacks stands as one of Brandos great achievements, thanks above all to his d turn as Rio, a bank robber bent on revenge against his former partner in crime. Brooding and romantic, Rio is the last and perhaps the most tender of the iconic outsiders that the great actor imbued with such intensity throughout his career.
• Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, Larry Duran, Sam Gilman, Timothy Carey, Miriam Colon, Elisha Cook Jr., Rodolfo Acosta, Tom Webb, Ray Teal, John Dierkes, Philip Ahn, Margarita Cordova, Hank Worden, Clem Harvey, William Forrest, Mina Martinez, Pina Pellicer, P. Casteneda, L. Gohl, J. Olivetti, Mary Dagher Turbay, Eric Alden, Sam Bagley, Ray Beltram, Nesdon Booth, Chet Brandenburg, Sheryl Deauville, Maria Deglar, Rosita Delva, Joe Dominguez, Mickey Finn, Duke Fishman, Nacho Galindo, John George, Augie Gomez, Al Haskell, Jimmie Horan, Miyoshi Jingu, Fenton Jones, Lisa Lu, Margarita Martín, Donald McGuire, Jorge Moreno, Charles Morton, Joan Petrone, 'Snub' Pollard, John Quijada, Francy Scott, Bert Stevens, Shichizo Takeda, Marie Tsien, Felipe Turich, Glen Walters, Henry Wills, Guy Trosper, Calder Willingham, Charles Neider, Frank P. Rosenberg, Charles Lang, Archie Marshek, Hugo Friedhofer, Charles Grenzbach, Hugo Grenzbach, J. McMillan Johnson, Hal Pereira
• Director: Marlon Brando
• Runtime: 2:21
• Company: Paramount Pictures Corporation, Pennebaker, Inc. (Pennebaker Productions), The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie