There Was a Crooked Man

1970, Western, 2h 6m

11 Reviews 250+ Ratings

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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
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  • Production Co:
    Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Cast & Crew

Kirk Douglas
Paris Pitman, Jr.
Henry Fonda
Woodward W. Lopeman
Hume Cronyn
Dudley Whinner
Warren Oates
Floyd Moon
Burgess Meredith
The Missouri Kid
John Randolph
Cyrus McNutt
Michael Blodgett
Coy Cavendish
Arthur O'Connell
Mr. Lomax
Martin Gabel
Warden LeGoff
Alan Hale Jr.
Tobaccy
Victor French
Whiskey
Barbara Rhoades
Miss Jessie Brundidge
Lee Grant
Mrs. Bullard
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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