One-Eyed Jacks

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One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 American epic Western film directed by Marlon Brando in his sole directorial credit, and starring Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson and Pina Pellicer. Brando portrays a bandit seeking revenge on his former mentor who betrayed him (Malden). Loosely based on the 1956 novel The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones, One-Eyed Jacks had a difficult production marked by clashes between Brando and multiple screenwriters and directors (including Stanley Kubrick), eventually taking over as director himself. Principal photography lasted twice its planned three months, and ran over budget. This was the last film shot in the VistaVision format until The Brutalist in 2024 and the last film projected in the format until One Battle After Another in 2025. One-Eyed Jacks was released by Paramount Pictures on March 30, 1961. It received mixed reviews and was a commercial disappointment, though its reputation has grown over the ensuing decades. It was nominated for an Academy...

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