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There Was a Crooked Man

1970, Western, 2h 6m

11 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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Movie Info

After a botched heist, Wild West bandit Paris Pitman Jr. (Kirk Douglas) hides his newly stolen money where no one will find it, then loses his entire gang in a blaze of bullets before being captured by the law and given a lengthy sentence in a desert jail. Paris believes that he can buy his way out of his predicament by offering some cash to the guards, but the upstanding Sheriff Lopeman (Henry Fonda) makes sure his men remain honest. Running out of options, Paris begins plotting a jailbreak.

Rating:

R
Genre:

Western
Original Language:

English
Director:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Release Date (Theaters):

Dec 25, 1970 original
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 30, 2007
Runtime:

2h 6m
Distributor:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

Kirk Douglas
Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda
Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn
Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates
Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith
The Missouri Kid

John Randolph
Cyrus McNutt

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Critic Reviews for There Was a Crooked Man

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Audience Reviews for There Was a Crooked Man

Jun 06, 2022

There seems to a sizable chunk of missing material (evidenced by Lee Grant's blink and you'll miss it cameo) but it still has minor charms and some very amusing performances.

Alec B Super Reviewer
Oct 20, 2009

Found it to be boring & NOT funny at all

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Jan 11, 2009

I suspect that the writers and the director (Joseph Mankiewicz) would be better suited for comedic endeavors than serious, dramatic westerns. This is one picture that is far too light-hearted to be taken seriously. Even the violence, and there is lots of it, seems slapstick and frivolous. It's a shame that such a great cast was wasted on shallow, forgettable material.

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