ONE-EYED JACKS (1961)

Marlon Brando directed and starred in One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 American Technicolor Western film. It was Brando's sole feature. It was initially set to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a script by Sam Peckinpah, but studio disagreements forced Brando and Guy Trosper to take their place. Rio is played by Brando, and his partner, "Dad" Longworth, is played by Karl Malden. Pina Pellicer, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, and Slim Pickens round out the supporting cast. The Library of Congress chose the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2018.

Brando's lone directorial outing lingered in cheaply-produced home video versions when it became public domain before Criterion stepped in and released it on Blu-ray. It's a suitable display for a long-forgotten treasure that was derided as a self-indulgent vanity project at the time. But that's an incorrect assessment of this strange western about a bandit (Brando) seeking vengeance on a former companion (Karl Malden) who abandoned him after a bank heist. Charles Lang was nominated for an Oscar for his Technicolor cinematography, and Brando was nominated for a DGA for Best Director; however, the Academy wasn't as keen on recognizing actor-directors back then as they are now.

Detailed information:

Directed by: Marlon Brando

Release date: March 30, 1961

Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055257