Product Description

Tells the story of the making of the legendary film "The Misfits" (1961), directed by John Huston and starring Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable and Montgomery Clift. As part of the promotional strategy for the film, The Magnum photographic agency was given the exclusive right to take photographs during the shooting. Eight of its most famous photographers covered the production, both on and off the set. Two hundred of their pictures are reproduced here in rich duotone, providing both a documentary of the making of a film and an intimate portrait of three of the most famous film stars of all time. The photographs are accompanied by an essay recounting the tragic and triumphant story of the film and an interview with Arthur Miller, husband of Marilyn Monroe and writer of the movie.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #752545 in Books
• Published on: 2000-03-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 191 pages

Customer Reviews

A Misfit Gem
The Misfits is a story set in and around Reno about four main characters. Three men: Gay, Guido and Perce, and a woman called Roslyn. It's about learning to live and love and to realise that life can change irrevocably and decitfully behind your back, to see a life swept away but to have the option for another; it's about four people looking for some decency in life, some peace, but to still live free and unhampered in a world that has stepped over from the edge of wildness and is relentlessly tightening its boundaries on freedom, for them, and for the mustangs they try to capture in a last rush to hold on to the vestiges of an ancient world.
The story is told for the camera what to see and for the actors what to say. If you've seen the film, you'll picture every scene as you read. Written in a spare prose, leaving only essentials to tell the story. Expertly told as you might expect from such a renowned author. Well worth reading.