Early in 1959 Marlon Brando began one of the most unique projects of his career-directing himself in One Eyed Jacks. Taken from Charles Neider's novel of the same name is a tale of revenge set in Mexico. Stanley Kubrik was originally signed to direct but he and Brando failed to agree on much of anything and he was dismissed four weeks prior to filming. Marlon decided to direct the movie himself. The movie went well over budget. On completion Brando the director had set a new record by exposing over one million feet of film stock. It's the Old West of 1880 and Brando... stars as Kid Rio who along with his partner Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) are bank robbers who are caught holding up a Mexican bank. Longworth gets away and allows his partner to get caught and go to jail. When Rio is released five years later he goes out to seek revenge however he is surprised to find his partner is married with a stepdaughter and sheriff of a town. Complications set in when Rio himself falls in love with the stepdaughter. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Note: The best available materials were used to source this DVD. Because of the active nature of the programmes, however, viewers may notice varying quality. Music may differ from the televised version.[This product is a 1961 film and not digitally remastered.] Marlon Brando directs and stars in this western tale of betrayal and revenge. Brando stars as Johnny Rio, a man betrayed by his best friend, Dad, and sentenced to serve five years in prison. On his release he seeks out his nemesis (now sheriff of Monterey) and seduces his step-daughter, leading the Sheriff to throw him back into prison. His ire now stoked even more, Johnny seeks out Dad for the final showdown.
Marlon Brando directs and stars in this classic Western. The film follows Rio (Brando), a man betrayed by his mentor and best friend Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) following a bank robbery in Sonora, Mexico. After serving five years in prison, Rio is released and teams up with fellow gunslinger Chico Modesto (Larry Duran) before riding to Monterey in search of Dad, who has used his wealth to become the town sheriff. However, after falling in love with Dad's beautiful stepdaughter Louisa (Pina Pellicer) soon after arriving, Rio faces a tough decision as he is forced to choose between getting his revenge and starting a new life with Louisa. The cast also includes Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens and Katy Jurado.
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