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“Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!”
There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
September 18, 19702h 3mEN
6.8
136 votes
Overview
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.
Director
Joseph L. MankiewiczWriters
Where to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Spanish
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Warner Bros. Pictures
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User Reviews
John Chard
7.0Don'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 unscrupulous thief who after stealing and hiding in a rattlesnake's nest half a million dollars, gets caught and sent to an Arizona prison for ten years. Once there his plan i…
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