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There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

Of All the Crooked Men in All the Crooked West One of Them Was the Best!

19706.82h 3m

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.

Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by Robert Benton, David Newman, Lee Adams
Produced by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

prisonprison escapecriminalwarden

About There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man... is a western film released in 1970 exploring themes of prison, prison escape, criminal, warden. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, it stars Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn. 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.

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