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The Missouri Breaks ()

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Tom Logan is a horse thief. Rancher David Braxton has horses, and a daughter, worth stealing. But Braxton has just hired Lee Clayton, an infamous "regulator", to hunt down the horse thieves; one at a time.
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Lee Clayton
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Tom Logan
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Little Tod
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Jane Braxton
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Cary
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Calvin
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David Braxton
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Si (as John Ryan)
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Hank Rate
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The Lonesome Kid
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Pete Marker
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Hellsgate Rancher
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Rancher's Wife
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Baggage Clerk
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Sandy (as Hunter Von Leer)
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Woody
R.L. Armstrong ...
Bob
Daniel Ades ...
John Quinn (as Dan Ades)
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Madame
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Freighter
Vern Chandler ...
Vern
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Mark Montgomery ...
Montana Mountie (uncredited)
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The Mounty (uncredited)

Directed by

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Arthur Penn

Written by

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Thomas McGuane ... (written by)
 
Robert Towne ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Elliott Kastner ... producer
Marion Rosenberg ... associate producer
Robert M. Sherman ... producer

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John Williams

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Michael C. Butler ... director of photography (as Michael Butler)

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Dede Allen
Gerald B. Greenberg ... (as Jerry Greenberg)
Stephen A. Rotter

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Angelo Corrao ... assistant editor
Harvey Rosenstock ... assistant editor
Cynthia Scheider ... assistant editor (as Cynthia Bebout)
Maurice Schell ... assistant editor
Rick Shaine ... assistant editor
Michael Kirchberger ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Patrick McMahon ... assistant editor (uncredited)

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Albert Brenner

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Stephen Myles Berger ... (as Stephen Berger)

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Marvin March

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Patricia Norris

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Robert Dawn ... makeup artist
Lynn Del Kail ... hairdresser

Production Management

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Malcolm R. Harding ... unit production manager (as Malcolm Harding)

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Cheryl Downey ... second assistant director
Malcolm R. Harding ... assistant director (as Malcolm Harding)
Michael D. Moore ... second unit director (as Michael Moore)

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Ray Mercer Jr. ... property master (as Ray Mercer)
Hendrik Wynands ... construction coordinator (as Hank Wynands)

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Stan Bochner ... sound editor (as Stanley P. Bochner)
Richard P. Cirincione ... supervising sound editor (as Richard Cirincione)
Jack Fitzstephens ... sound editor
Joe Kenworthy ... boom man
Marc Laub ... sound editor (as Marc M. Laub)
Dennis Maitland ... sound
Sanford Rackow ... sound editor
Jack Solomon ... sound
Dick Vorisek ... sound re-recordist: Trans/Audio, Inc.
Paul Wolfe ... cable man
Louis Cerborino ... assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Maurice Schell ... foley editor (uncredited)
Mel Zelniker ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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A.D. Flowers ... special effects

Stunts

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James M. Halty ... stunts (uncredited)
Loren Janes ... stunts (uncredited)
Paul Pinnt ... stunt double: Harry Dean Stanton (uncredited)
Walter Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
Jerry Young ... stunts (uncredited)

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John L. Black ... key grip (as John Black)
David L. Butler ... camera operator (as David Butler)
Dick Colean ... camera operator
Robert L. Guthrie ... assistant cameraman (as Robert Guthrie)
Mary Ellen Mark ... still photographer
Rexford L. Metz ... camera: second unit (as Rex Metz)
Michael Nakamura ... assistant cameraman
Peter Sorel ... still photographer
Donald M. Wolak ... gaffer (as Donald Wolak)

Location Management

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Les Landau ... location manager
Earl Rosell ... location contact

Music Department

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Kenneth Wannberg ... music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
John Williams ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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John Franco ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Ken Reed ... Chapman crane operator
Joe Sawyers ... transportation
John Scoggins ... transportation

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Barry Bernardi ... production assistant
Jack Casey ... unit publicist
Joyce de Vincent ... production secretary
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Michael Garrison ... production assistant
Toni Howard ... production secretary
Lori Imbler ... production secretary
Elliott Kastner ... presenter
Gene Lasko ... creative consultant
Roberta Lewis ... production secretary
Stanley Mark ... executive accountant
Matthew Penn ... production assistant
Barbara Persons ... auditor
Rudy Ugland ... wrangler (as Rudy Ugland Jr.)
Bob Peak ... movie poster illustration (uncredited)
Douglas W. Randall ... photo double (uncredited)
Ruth West ... auditor (uncredited)
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Plot Summary

When vigilante land baron David Braxton (John McLiam) hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan (Jack Nicholson), Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton (Marlon Brando), who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang. Written by FilmsNow

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Taglines One Steals, One Kills, One Loves, One Dies See more »
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Also Known As
  • Missouri Breaks (France)
  • Duell am Missouri (Germany)
  • Missouri (Spain)
  • Duelo de gigantes (Mexico)
  • Przełomy Missouri (Poland)
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Runtime
  • 126 min
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Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Marlon Brando's performance in this film was mostly improvised. Director Arthur Penn eventually gave up on him, and decided to just let him act whatever way he wanted. See more »
Goofs In quite a few (European) countries, the local title of this film translates to "Duel in Missouri". However, the film takes place in Montana, in the Missouri River Breaks area. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Marlon Brando: Wild One (1994). See more »
Soundtracks Oh! Susanna See more »
Quotes Hellsgate rancher: They call this country Hell's Gate. When my dad came in here, it was nothing but a bunch of savage Indians. And Jesuits. Old Thomas Jefferson said that he was a warrior so his son could be a farmer, so *his* son could be a poet. And I raise cattle so my son can be a merchant, so his son can move to Newport, Rhode Island and buy a sailboat and never see one of these bastard-ass sons of bitching mountains again.
Si: Who was Thomas Jefferson?
Hellsgate rancher: A guy back east.
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