The Best Western Movies Ever Made
One-eyed jacks (1961)
This 1961 classic features Marlon Brando in the starring role as well as its director. Though the film had a complicated backstory that led it to have a lackluster reception when it was first released, it is finally fully appreciated now. The film exhibits just how effortlessly cool Brando was at the time.
Movie Plot: After robbing a Mexican bank, Dad Longworth takes the loot and leaves his partner Rio to be captured but Rio escapes and searches for Dad in California.
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Rated: Not Rated
- Released: 30 Mar 1961 in USA
- Runtime: 141 min
- Starring: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson
- BoxOffice: N/A
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 3 wins & 3 nominations.
One-Eyed Jacks was Written by Guy Trosper (screenplay), Calder Willingham (screenplay), Charles Neider (novel) and directed by Marlon Brando and produced by Pennebaker Productions.
7.1/10 IMDB Rating
59% Rotten Tomatoes
59% Rotten Tomatoes