Claim: Marlon Brando was in a film.

One-Eyed Jacks is a 1961 Western film directed by Marlon Brando ; it was the first and only film directed by him . It was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah , but studio disputes led to their replacement by Brando and Guy Trosper . Brando portrays the lead character Rio , and Karl Malden plays his partner , `` Dad '' Longworth . The supporting cast features Katy Jurado , Ben Johnson , and Slim Pickens .