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One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Western film directed by and starring Marlon Brando, his only directorial credit. Brando portrays the lead character Rio, and Karl Malden plays his partner, "Dad" Longworth. The supporting cast features Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Slim Pickens. In 2018, the film was selected for preservation in ...
One-Eyed Jacks: Directed by Marlon Brando. With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson. After robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales.
- Marlon Brando
- 5 min
1.85 : 1. In 1880, while fleeing from the Mexican police, two bank robbers, Rio and Longworth, have one of their horses shot out from under them. Rio agrees to remain behind while his friend rides off to get a new mount from a nearby ranch, but, motivated by self-preservation and greed, Longworth abandons Rio and rides off alone with the gold.
- Marlon Brando, Harry Caplan, Francisco Day
- Marlon Brando
Overview. Running from the law after a bank robbery in Mexico, Dad Longworth finds an opportunity to take the stolen gold and leave his partner Rio to be captured. Years later, Rio escapes from the prison where he has been since, and hunts down Dad for revenge. Dad is now a respectable sheriff in California, and has been living in fear of Rio's ...
Academy Award nomination. One-Eyed Jacks, American western film, released in 1961, that was the only movie directed by Marlon Brando. Although often overshadowed by its well-publicized production problems—notably Brando’s excessive expenditure of time and money—the film earned positive reviews and became a cult favourite.
- Lee Pfeiffer
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One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American Technicolor Western film directed by Marlon Brando (only film directed), starring Brando and Karl Malden. After pulling a bank heist in Mexico, the outlaw Rio (Marlon Brando) and his partner, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden), make a run for it, but Dad has bigger plans than freedom. He betrays Rio and absconds with the loot, and Rio ends up in prison. Years pass ...