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McCabe & Mrs. Miller is a 1971 American revisionist Western film directed by Robert Altman and starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. The screenplay by Altman and Brian McKay is based on the 1959 novel McCabe by Edmund Naughton. [ 3]
Jul 8, 1971 · McCabe & Mrs. Miller: Directed by Robert Altman. With Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois, William Devane. A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Nov 14, 1999 · McCabe is tracked through the town by three hired killers, including the young gunslinger. The snow falls so heavily, blowing at a slant, it is like unheard music. In some movies, the hero gets killed, and then there is a shot of his woman, looking sad.
She is down at the foot of town, in Chinatown, lost in an opium dream while the snow drifts against his body. "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" is like no other Western ever made, and with it, Robert Altman earns his place as one of the best contemporary directors.
Charismatic gambler John McCabe (Warren Beatty) arrives in a mining community and decides to open a brothel. The local residents are impressed by his confident demeanor and fast talk, but crafty...
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With its fascinating, flawed characters, evocative cinematography by the great Vilmos Zsigmond, innovative overlapping dialogue, and haunting use of Leonard Cohen songs, McCabe & Mrs. Miller brilliantly deglamorized and revitalized the most American of genres.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller. A deeply moving film about love and the pursuit of wealth in earlyAmerica. McCabe, a small time gambler and Mrs. Miller a madam, go into"business" together. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.