Marlon Brando
Rio
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Double-crossed by his mentor and partner-in-crime Dad Longworth after a successful bank robbery, the last of the gang, Rio, finds himself incarcerated in Sonora, Mexico. Consumed by an insatiable thirst for retribution, Rio escapes after five long years of imprisonment, hell-bent on making Dad--now the respectable sheriff of Monterey ...
One-Eyed Jacks. 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 Brando—all suffused with Freudian overtones and masculine anxiety.
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 ...
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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.
Jun 22, 2017 · Marlon Brando attempts a prison escape in the film One-Eyed Jacks in which he plays the outlaw Rio. Photograph: John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images.
Marlon Brando's only film as director, One-Eyed Jacks (1961) was the Heaven's Gate of its day. Famously over-budget and overlong, this Western melodrama has, in recent years, earned critical praises as a psychologically fascinating and visually stunning entry into the genre.
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.
