Principal cast
Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, René Auberjonois, William Devane and John Schuck
Film 452 of 498 on the Screen Path
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The story of a gambling man and a hustling lady and the empire they fashioned from the wilderness.
About the film
McCabe & Mrs. Miller at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1971 film at stop 452 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
A gambler and a prostitute become thriving business partners in a remote Old West mining town until a large corporation arrives on the scene.
Key craft credits
Vilmos Zsigmond (director of photography), Lou Lombardo (editor), Leonard Cohen (original music composer), Brian McKay (screenplay) and Robert Altman (screenplay)
- Director
- Robert Altman
- Release
- 1971-07-08
- Runtime
- 120 minutes
- Genres
- Drama and Western
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 15 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 15 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
15 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Warren BeattyCharacter: John McCabe
- Julie ChristieCharacter: Constance Miller
- René AuberjonoisCharacter: Sheehan
- William DevaneCharacter: Lawyer
- John SchuckCharacter: Smalley
- Corey FischerCharacter: Mr. Elliott
- Bert RemsenCharacter: Bart Coyle
- Shelley DuvallCharacter: Ida Coyle
- Keith CarradineCharacter: Cowboy
- Michael MurphyCharacter: Eugene Sears
- Antony HollandCharacter: Hollander
- Hugh MillaisCharacter: Butler
Full crew
Full crew
- Robert AltmanCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Mitchell BrowerCredits: Producer
- Brian McKayCredits: Screenplay
- Lou LombardoCredits: Editor, Second Unit Director
- Robert EggenweilerCredits: Associate Producer
- Edwin ButterworthCredits: Makeup Artist
- Robert JirasCredits: Makeup Artist
- Phyllis NewmanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Barry RichardsonCredits: Hairdresser
- Salli BaileyCredits: Hairdresser
- James MargellosCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Tommy ThompsonCredits: Assistant Director
- Irby SmithCredits: Second Assistant Director
- Sidney H. GreenwoodCredits: Property Master
- Barry P. JonesCredits: Sound Mixer
- William ThompsonCredits: Sound
- Marcel VercoutereCredits: Special Effects
- Rod ParkhurstCredits: Second Unit Director of Photography
- Nick McLeanCredits: First Assistant Camera
- James O. BlairCredits: Gaffer
- Dave HumphreysCredits: Grip
- Douglas KirklandCredits: Still Photographer
- Gundar LipsbergsCredits: Assistant Camera
- Fred RansomCredits: Grip
- Frederick WhartonCredits: Grip
- Leon EricksenCredits: Costume Supervisor, Production Design
- Nancy PattizCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
- Maureen RobinsonCredits: Wardrobe Assistant
- Robbe RobertsCredits: Assistant Editor
- Joan TewkesburyCredits: Continuity
- Grant McCrackenCredits: Driver
- Anthony GoldschmidtCredits: Title Designer
- Don CarmodyCredits: Production Assistant
- Edmund NaughtonCredits: Novel
- Vilmos ZsigmondCredits: Director of Photography
- Graeme CliffordCredits: Casting, Second Assistant Director
- Al LocatelliCredits: Art Direction
- Philip ThomasCredits: Art Direction
- Robert TowneCredits: Additional Writing
- Joseph CalvelliCredits: Additional Writing
- David FosterCredits: Producer
- Leonard CohenCredits: Original Music Composer
- John W. GusselleCredits: Sound Designer
- Sergio ReyesCredits: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ilse RichterCredits: Costume Design
- Anne Sidaris-ReevesCredits: Researcher
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