There Was a Crooked Man

There Was a Crooked Man

1970

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.

Once upon a time, there was a crooked man. When he was good, he was very, very good. And when he was bad, it was murder...

JBscale
76
Very Good

Film Detail

Genre
Comedy - Western
Length
2 hrs. 3 mins.
US Theatrical Release
December 25, 1970
US Box Office
No Data Available
Global Office
No Data Available
Rating
PG
Parental Guidance Suggested

Collection Detail

Release Method
Digital Only
Aquired Format
Fandango at Home Fandango at Home
Aspect Ratio
WS 2.35:1
Audio
English: DD+ 5.1
Studio
Warner Brothers
Released
June 8, 2021
Acquired Date
June 25, 2024
Times Seen
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Actors

Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith
John Randolph
John Randolph
Lee Grant
Lee Grant
Arthur O'Connell
Arthur O'Connell
Martin Gabel
Martin Gabel
Michael Blodgett
Michael Blodgett
C.K. Yang
C.K. Yang
Alan Hale Jr.
Alan Hale Jr.
Victor French
Victor French
Claudia McNeil
Claudia McNeil
Bert Freed
Bert Freed
Jeanne Cooper
Jeanne Cooper
Barbara Rhoades
Barbara Rhoades
Gene Evans
Gene Evans
Pamela Hensley
Pamela Hensley
J. Edward McKinley
J. Edward McKinley
Karl Lukas
Karl Lukas
Larry D. Mann
Larry D. Mann
Ann Doran
Ann Doran
Bart Burns
Bart Burns

Directors

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Producers

Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers

David Newman
David Newman
Robert Benton
Robert Benton

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Ratings

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RT Fresh
82%
Tomatometer
11 votes
RT Hot
72%
Popcornmeter
34 votes
METASCORE
72
7 votes
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
5,415 votes