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There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...
★ 6.8/10•1970•2h 3m•R•Western

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.

Robert Benton · Writer

Joseph L. Mankiewicz · Director

David Newman · Writer

Lee Adams · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 3m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 18, 1970

Actors

Kirk Douglas

Kirk Douglas

Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn

Hume Cronyn

Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates

Warren Oates

Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith

Burgess Meredith

The Missouri Kid

John Randolph

John Randolph

Cyrus McNutt

Lee Grant

Lee Grant

Mrs. Bullard

Arthur O'Connell

Arthur O'Connell

Mr. Lomax

Martin Gabel

Martin Gabel

Warden LeGoff

Michael Blodgett

Michael Blodgett

Coy Cavendish

C.K. Yang

C.K. Yang

Ah-Ping

Alan Hale Jr.

Alan Hale Jr.

Tobaccy

Victor French

Victor French

Whiskey

Claudia McNeil

Claudia McNeil

Madam

Bert Freed

Bert Freed

Skinner

Jeanne Cooper

Jeanne Cooper

Prostitute

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