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Watch: McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 123movies, Full Movie Online – Set in winter in the Old West. Charismatic but dumb John McCabe arrives in a young Pacific Northwest town to set up a whorehouse/tavern. The shrewd Mrs. Miller, a professional madam, arrives soon after construction begins. She offers to use her experience to help McCabe run his business, while sharing in the profits. The whorehouse thrives and McCabe and Mrs. Miller draw closer, despite their conflicting intelligences and philosophies. Soon, however, the mining deposits in the town attract the attention of a major corporation, which wants to buy out McCabe along with the rest. He refuses, and his decision has major repercussions for him, Mrs. Miller, and the town..
Plot: A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in a remote Old West mining town, and their enterprise thrives until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
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Ratings:

	7.6/10 Votes: 25,417
	84% | RottenTomatoes
	93/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 311 Popularity: 11.042 | TMDB

Reviews:

If a man is fool enough to get into business with a woman, she ain’t going to think much of him.

McCabe and Mrs Miller is directed by Robert Altman and Altman co-adapts the screenplay with Brian McKay. It’s adapted from the novel McCabe written by Edmund Naughton. It stars Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, John Schuck, Keith Carradine, Rene Auberjonois and Bert Remson. Music is by Leonard Cohen and cinematography by Vilmos Zsigmond.

A gambler and a prostitute become business partners in the remote mining town of Presbyterian Church, as their enterprise booms it comes to the attention of a large mining corporation who want to buy the action.

Altman’s grim and dirty slice of the Old West (Northwestern here to be precise) is a divisive picture in Western fan circles. In fact it’s been said that it’s more beloved by none Western fans and Altman acolytes than actual Western lovers. Put up as a flag bearer for the Anti-Western splinter, a mud and rags Oater for terminology purpose, there is no denying the quality on show across the board.

Set in bleak winter time, Altman and his crew pour on the atmospherics in practically every frame, with the director using his familiar film making trademarks (overlap conversations, realistic movement of characters in framing shots etc) for maximum impact. With Cohen warbling his plaintive tunes at each story juncture, there’s a haunting beauty on offer that belies the narrative thrust fronted by losers and dreamers. While Zsigmond brilliantly photographs the extreme difference between the homely feel of the interiors, with that of the cold snowy wilderness outside the doors, where the muted colours ooze period flavour.

Purposely built for the film, the town of Presbyterian Church is a sea of mud, snow and timber, where the weather is perpetually dank, the surroundings enveloping chief protagonist McCabe like an unearthly portent. There are no great pyrotechnics here, and the story is being told in slow and deliberate time, which goes a long way to explaining why it is a divisive film, so any newcomers should be forewarned of this. Beatty and Christie in the title roles are superb, both defrocked of their star status beauty, they perform skilfully for realistic portrayals.

Not an easy watch, but always riveting and fascinating, it for sure is a piece of art. A picture worthy of revisits when the mood is set for total immersion. 8/10

***Dreary, realistic Western about a brothel in a remote town in the Great Northwest***

A gambling businessman (Warren Beatty) rides into a secluded town near Puget Sound, Washington, and starts a house of ill repute with a professional madam (Julie Christie). When he arrogantly refuses the offers of a major corporation to buy him out, they send grim men to take care of the situation.

Being a Robert Altman picture, “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” (1971) isn’t your typical Western, although the gunfight in the third act is reminiscent of “High Noon” (1952). The topic is unsavory, reveling in the ugly side of life and the Old West. On top of that, the first half is tediously mundane with an overuse of Leonard Cohen’s monotone folk ditties (“The Stranger Song”, “Sisters of Mercy” and “Winter Lady”), although they fit the mood.

There are glimmerings of light, however, and the town set is convincing, half-built for the movie. The unexciting opening sets the stage for a powerful second half. Hugh Millais as the hulking Butler is quietly menacing. There’s an unforgettable scene with Keith Carradine and Hans at a rope bridge (the latter’s name may not be Hans, but it looks like it).

At the end of the day, “McCabe & Mrs. Miller” is professionally made and timeless (it’s barely aged at all). Whether or not you like it is a matter of taste. I have mixed feelings, but its positive points make it worthwhile. It’s vastly superior to Altman’s dreadful “Buffalo Bill and the Indians” (1976). At least he takes chances, even if they’re not always completely successful.

The film runs 2 hours and was shot in the Vancouver area, British Columbia: West Vancouver (Presbyterian Church), Squamish (Bearpaw) & Howe Sound.

GRADE: B-

The bluff is his specialty
McCabe&Mrs.Miller isn’t exactly the old west of John Wayne. But it has the look and feel of westerns shot in those early days of silent film. I suspect that the town in this film looked a whole lot like those in the rural northwest at the turn of the last century.

Warren Beatty in one of the title roles as a gambler whose specialty is the bluff arrives in town with the intention of setting up a bordello. But it’s not until Julie Christie arrives, a professional madam with a string of girls hat the operation really takes off.

As the business grows so grows the town. Note how director Robert Altman has the look of the town spruce up bit by bit as the film progresses. Makes the town look attractive to speculators and as it does the cracks in Beatty’s flawed character show.

A big mining concern wants to buy Beatty and Christie out they’re not squeamish about methods. Beatty’s persona is deflated and the citizens realize he’s all bluff.

Julie Christie got an Oscar nomination for her role as Best Actress as the take life as it comes madam. But it’s Beatty you will remember. His character is both outrageous and vulnerable.

The west was really like this.

One of Robert Altman’s best
While Robert Altman can be hit and miss, McCabe and Mrs Miller is one of his hits. But it is more than just a hit, it is a masterpiece. I can understand why people mayn’t quite adjust to the sombre tone and the slow pacing, but I don’t consider either of these flaws in any way. McCabe and Mrs Miller, although it does have a fine story, great direction, a very good script and well realised characters, it is more a mood piece than anything else, and the mood is really quite haunting. And I think the pacing is deliberate and suits the tone of the film wonderfully. The film looks stunning, with great cinematography and production values and the Leonard Cohen soundtrack compliments the film perfectly. In terms of effective scenes, for me the famous bridge scene and the climax resonate with me most, and Warren Beatty and Julie Christie are superb. Overall, a fine film and one of Altman’s best. 10/10 Bethany Cox

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr (120 min), 2 hr 1 min (121 min) (Argentina)
Budget 0
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Drama, Western
Director Robert Altman
Writer Edmund Naughton, Robert Altman, Brian McKay
Actors Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Rene Auberjonois
Country United States
Awards Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 2.40 : 1
Camera Panavision PSR R-200, Panavision C-Series Lenses
Laboratory Alpha Cine Labs, Seattle (WA), USA, Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (print)
Film Length N/A
Negative Format 35 mm (Eastman 100T 5254)
Cinematographic Process Panavision (anamorphic)
Printed Film Format 35 mm