Robert Mitchum plays Jeff McCloud, a washed up rodeo star who happens to
meet ranch hand Wes Merritt (Arthur Kennedy) and his wife, Louise (Susan Hayward).
You have heard about the epic love story set against the sweeping vistas of Wyoming and Texas, Brokeback Mountain tells the story of two young men — a
ranch -
hand and a rodeo cowboy — who
meet in the summer of 1963, and unexpectedly forge a lifelong connection, one whose complications, joys and tragedies provide a testament to the endurance and power of love.