A legendary Western movie is airing on TV tonight

It was two Hollywood icons' final completed film.

The film follows Roslyn Taber (Marilyn Monroe), a recently divorced dancer, who meets an ageing cowboy-turned-gambler named Gay Langland (Clark Gable) and a former World War II aviator named Guido Racanelli (Eli Wallach).

"The two men instantly become infatuated with Roslyn and, on a whim, the three decide to move into Guido's half-finished desert home together," the plot synopsis reads.

"When grizzled ex-rodeo rider Perce Howland (Montgomery Clift) arrives, the unlikely foursome strikes up a business capturing wild horses."

Written by Monroe's then-husband, acclaimed playwright Arthur Miller, The Misfits is widely considered a masterpiece and one of the best movies of the 1960s.

In particular, the film has been praised for its performances, its rich characters, its stark black-and-white photography and the way it depicts the fading of the Old West.

The neo-Western is also noteworthy for being the final completed film for both Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe before their deaths.

The Misfits is airing on TV tonight on Sky Arts at 9pm. The movie is also currently streaming on NOW and Prime Video.

The Misfits Trailer

Here are the other movies airing on TV tonight:

The Magnificent Seven - BBC Four - 8pm

Another classic star-studded ’60s Western like The Misfits. This one is due to get a remake soon.

A Man Called Otto - Film4 - 9pm

Tom Hanks is… a man called Otto.

Runaway Bride - Comedy Central - 9pm

After Pretty Woman, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere reunited for this beloved rom-com.

Witch Hunt - Sky Sci-Fi - 9pm

This TV movie from the ’90s is set in an alternate 1950s Los Angeles, where magic is common, and revolves around an actress (Penelope Ann Miller), a private eye (Dennis Hopper) and a senator (Eric Bogosian).

The Last Son - Legend - 9pm

Sam Worthington (the Avatar trilogy) stars in this Western as a murderous outlaw who learns he is cursed by a prophecy: one of his children will kill him.

To prevent this, he hunts down each of his estranged children, including his long-lost son (rapper Machine Gun Kelly).

Cold in July - Legend Xtra - 9pm

A brilliant but underseen 2014 crime thriller that we’d also recommend.

Soldier Blue - Legend - 11pm

The notoriously violent 1970 revisionist Western.

POW: The Escape - Legend Xtra - 11.10pm

In this '80s war film, a group of captive U.S. soldiers (including David Carradine) forge a pact with the commander of their North Vietnamese camp (Mako) to help him defect to the West with his personal treasure, if the POWs can come with him.

Defiance - BBC Four - 11.10pm

The World War II-set epic starring Daniel Craig.

Bob Trevino Likes It - Film4 - 11.25pm

This acclaimed American comedy drama centres on a young woman (Barbie Ferreira, Euphoria), who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name (John Leguizamo, Romeo + Juliet).

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