A stunning collection of behind-the-scenes photos from the 1961 movie, The Misfits, featuring Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable, has been unearthed.

The movie, directed by John Huston, was written by Marilyn Monroe’s then-husband, Arthur Miller, and is about broken dreams and broken people in a harsh world.

Each character in the movie is lost and wounded in some way as they navigate life.

Despite poor box office performance, The Misfits is considered an excellent drama film that people truly understood years later.

The movie is a character study about people who are unable or stubbornly unwilling to adapt to the world.

The film’s post-release events, however, are often remembered for their tragic and painful nature.

Shortly before the film’s premiere, Miller and Monroe divorced after their five years of marriage.

Nineteen months later, Monroe died of a drug overdose.

Miller wrote the screenplay as a “valentine” to his soon-to-be ex-wife Marilyn Monroe.

During filming, Monroe was dependent on prescription drugs and alcohol, which affected her ability to remember her lines and arrive on set on time.

Montgomery Clift, who starred in the movie alongside Monroe and Gable, said that Monroe was “the only person I know who is in even worse shape than I am.”

Miller later admitted that the filming of The Misfits was one of the lowest points in his life.

However, he found love again and married Inge Morath, a photographer who worked on documenting the production of The Misfits.

The couple was together until Morath’s death in 2002.

The collection of behind-the-scenes photos provides a rare glimpse into the making of the movie and the lives of the actors.

The photos, taken by photographer Elliott Erwitt, show Monroe and Gable on set, rehearsing scenes and taking breaks between filming.

One photo shows Monroe taking a break, resting her head on Gable’s shoulder as he reads a book.

Another photo shows Monroe looking at herself in a mirror as she applies her makeup.

Erwitt, who was 33 years old at the time, was assigned to document the making of the movie for Magnum Photos, a photographic cooperative founded by photographers including Robert Capa and Henri Cartier-Bresson.

Erwitt’s photos were never published in full until recently.

The photos were discovered by Erwitt’s son, Misha, who had been sorting through his father’s archives.

The younger Erwitt stated that he was delighted to find the photos and that they were “incredible.”

The photos will be exhibited at the Fahey/Klein Gallery in Los Angeles in an exhibition titled “The Misfits, 1960: Photographs by Elliott Erwitt.”

The exhibition will run from April 13 through May 27, 2023.

The Misfits remains a classic movie that explores the themes of loneliness, pain, and loss.

The behind-the-scenes photos provide a unique and intimate view of the movie’s making and the lives of the actors who starred in it.

The collection of photos is a testament to the skill and artistry of Elliott Erwitt, who captured these moments in time.

#1 Marilyn Monroe with her acting coach Paula Strasberg, the wife of ‘method’ teacher Lee Strasberg on the set of ‘The Misfits’.

#2 Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits, 1961.

#3 Marilyn Monroe in the garden, 1961.

#4 Marilyn Monroe on the set of The Misfits, 1961.

#5 Montgomery Clift signs autographs for young fans during the filming of ‘The Misfits’

#6 Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe during the shooting of ‘The Misfits’.

#7 Director John Huston and Marilyn Monroe during the filming of ‘The Misfits’ on location in the Nevada Desert.

#8 Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe relaxing during the filming of ‘The Misfits’

#9 Marilyn Monroe on the set of ‘The Misfits’,

#10 Eli Wallach and Marilyn Monroe during the location shoot of ‘The Misfits’ in the Nevada Desert

#11 Marilyn Monroe hugging Eli Wallach on the set of the film ‘The Misfits’, 1961.

#12 Marilyn Monroe during the filming of “The Misfits”

#13 Marilyn Monroe in a casino during the production of “The Misfits”

#14 Marilyn Monroe and Elie Wallach on the set of “The Misfits”

#15 The cast and crew of John Huston’s ‘The Misfits’ line up for a publicity shoot.

#16 Clark GABLE and Eli Wallach in the car. The Misfits, 1961.

#17 Clapperboard is marked scene 1 take 2 on the first day of shooting. Director John Huston and author Arthur Miller watching in the background.

#18 Montgomery Clif on the set of “The Misfits.”

#19 Henri Carter-Breeson with actor Eli WALLACH (right) during the production of “The Misfits.”

#20 The photographer Inge Morath and Clark Gable.

#21 Marilyn Monroe with Eli Wallach on the set of ‘The Misfits’

#22 Marilyn Monroe is surrounded by attentive women on the set of John Huston’s ‘The Misfits’

#23 Clark Gable examines Montgomery Clift’s broken nose whilst Eli Wallach looks after Marilyn Monroe in a scene from ‘The Misfits’

#24 Marilyn Monroe cuddles up to a small dog, during the location shoot of ‘The Misfits’

#25 Arthur Miller talks with Clark Gable on the set of The Misfits

#26 Clark Gable Eli Wallach and Montgomery Clift on location in the Nevada Desert during the filming of The Misfits.

#27 The cast and crew of John Huston’s ‘The Misfits’ line up for a publicity shoot.

#28 A man riding a horse while a camera is set up for a scene in ‘The Misfits’, filming on location in the Nevada Desert.

#29 A man walking in front of a small aircraft on location in the Nevada Desert, during the filming of John Huston’s ‘The Misfits’.

#30 Marilyn Monroe with her acting coach Paula Strasberg, during the location shoot of ‘The Misfits’

#31 Marilyn Monroe sitting with her co-stars during the location filming of ‘The Misfits’ in Nevada.

 

#32 Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller in their suite in Reno’s Mapes Hotel after a day’s shooting.

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