Der Besessene (1961)
20KDer Besessene: Directed by Marlon Brando. With Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson. 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.
“From IMDb trivia:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMarlon Brandou0026#39;s first cut of the film was allegedly 5 hours long. He was reportedely unhappy with the final product, despite its box-office success. u0026quot;Now, itu0026#39;s a good picture for them [Paramount],u0026quot; he said upon its release, u0026quot;but itu0026#39;s not the picture I made… now the characters in the film are black-and-white, not gray-and-human as I planned them.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHand it to Brando to be dissatisfied with a film because he didnu0026#39;t manage to make it as long as he wanted to. Regardless of what Brando thought, this is a really fine Western and a unique one, too – it seems fresh and u0026quot;new,u0026quot; like a Cool Manu0026#39;s West or something. Having Brando (when he was still looking fairly trim) in the lead role certainly gives it a certain glamor and the story itself – and execution – is great.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall I wish Brando had made another film after this but to the best of my knowledge this is really the only true film he ever made. If he was just trying to prove he could direct, he did – even if the film has its flaws, itu0026#39;s far from bad. In fact, itu0026#39;s very, very good – and extremely entertaining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e4.5/5”
