
The Harder They Fall(2021)
Gunning for revenge, outlaw Nat Love saddles up with his gang to take down enemy Rufus Buck, a ruthless crime boss who just got sprung from prison.


“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.

Kirk Douglas
Paris Pitman, Jr.

Henry Fonda
Woodward W. Lopeman

Hume Cronyn
Dudley Whinner

Warren Oates
Floyd Moon

Burgess Meredith
The Missouri Kid

John Randolph
Cyrus McNutt

Lee Grant
Mrs. Bullard

Arthur O'Connell
Mr. Lomax

Martin Gabel
Warden LeGoff

Michael Blodgett
Coy Cavendish
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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