Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!
A charming but ruthless criminal is sent to a remote Arizona prison, where he enlists the help of his cellmates in an escape attempt with the promise of sharing his hidden loot.
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) is a western film directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, released on September 18, 1970 with a runtime of 2h 3m. It stars Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn and Warren Oates. Viewers rate it 6.8 out of 10 across 147 ratings.
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Kirk Douglas
as Paris Pitman, Jr.
Henry Fonda
as Woodward W. Lopeman
Hume Cronyn
as Dudley Whinner
Warren Oates
as Floyd Moon
Burgess Meredith
as The Missouri Kid
John Randolph
as Cyrus McNutt
Lee Grant
as Mrs. Bullard
Arthur O'Connell
as Mr. Lomax
Martin Gabel
as Warden LeGoff
Michael Blodgett
as Coy Cavendish
C.K. Yang
as Ah-Ping
Alan Hale Jr.
as Tobaccy
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, written by Robert Benton, David Newman and Lee Adams, produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Average viewer score of 6.8/10 from 147 ratings.
Don't tell me you can't make speeches; you could talk a coyote out of a chicken. There Was a Crooked Man... is directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and written by David Newman and Robert Benton. It stars Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph and Michael Blodgett. Music is by Charles Strouse and cinematography by Harry Stradling Jr. Plot has Douglas as Paris Pitman Jr., an…
Reviewed on January 13, 2019
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The main cast of There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) includes Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates and Burgess Meredith. The film was directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
There Was a Crooked Man... was released on September 18, 1970 and runs for 2h 3m.
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970) holds an average rating of 6.8 out of 10 from 147 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy western films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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