Saturday, August 31, 2019

One-Eyed Jacks (1961): Marlon Brando and Karl Malden


     Directed by and starring Marlon Brando, based on the book "The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones", One-Eyed Jacks (1961) was originally supposed to have been directed by Stanley Kubrick and written by Sam Peckinpah. Brando was given the directorial reigns after disputes, and One-Eyed Jacks is the only film he ever officially directed. The story concerns two outlaws, and how one hunts the other down for revenge after a bitter betrayal. The psychological tension Brando brought to the genre was something new to Westerns… adding a palpable edge. The cast is great, including Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Slim Pickens.

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Katy Jurado

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

One Eyed Jacks. 1961

One Eyed Jacks. 1961: Marlon Brando

"One-Eyed Jacks"- movie trailer