One-Eyed Jacks [DVD]

"One-Eyed Jacks" is a 1961 American Western film directed by Marlon Brando, starring him and Karl Malden. It was the first and last film that Marlon Brando directed. Although filming began in 1958, it was released in 1961. It was initially directed by the perfectionist Stanley Kubrick, although after several months he would be fired due to disagreements with Marlon Brando, who ended up directing the film. Actress Rosita Moreno collaborated as a technical advisor. After committing a bank robbery in a small town on the border of Mexico, Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) decides to flee with all the loot and abandon his friend and fellow criminal, Rio (Marlon Brando), to his fate. After being arrested by the Mexican justice system and spending five years in the harsh Sonora prison, Río manages to escape with the sole objective of finding his former partner and taking revenge for his betrayal. However, planning the robbery of a bank in Monterrey (California), he will find that the traitor is now the town's sheriff, who has spent all these years fearing his return. Rio will fall madly in love with Dad's daughter, Luisa (Pina Pellicer), which will inflame the sheriff's anger.