When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a small farm next to Braxton's ranch. From there the rustlers begin stealing horses, using the farm as a front for their operation. Determined to stop the thefts at any cost, Braxton retains the services of eccentric sharpshooter Robert E. Lee Clayton, who begins ruthlessly taking down Logan's gang.

Marlon Brando
as Robert E. Lee Clayton

Jack Nicholson
as Tom Logan

Randy Quaid
as Tittle Tod

Kathleen Lloyd
as Jane Braxton

Frederic Forrest
as Cary

Harry Dean Stanton
as Calvin

John McLiam
as David Braxton

John P. Ryan
as Si

Steve Franken
as l'enfant solitaire

Richard Bradford
as Pete Marker
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_**Brando plays a fearless sharp-shooting NUT**_ A rich, big-time rancher (John McLiam) in late 1800's Montana hires an eccentric sharp-shooting assassin (Marlon Brando) to take care of a gang of rustlers, led by Jack Nicholson, who are severely diminishing his profits. Arthur Penn's "The Miss...