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1971 · 120 min · R

McCabe & Mrs. Miller

Directed by Robert Altman · Drama, Western

McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) is a Drama film, directed by Robert Altman set in Washington (state) during the 1900s, in winter. It runs 120 minutes and is rated R.

A western, with a melancholic and bleak tone. Themes of greed & ambition, power & corruption, and love & longing run throughout.

Composer
Leonard Cohen
Cinematography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cast
Warren BeattyJulie ChristieRené AuberjonoisWilliam DevaneJohn SchuckCorey FischerBert RemsenShelley Duvall

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MelancholicBleakContemplative

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Two Hander
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Pure Fiction
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