There Was a Crooked Man [Blu-ray]

There Was a Crooked Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
, Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
There Was a Crooked Man [Blu-ray]

There Was a Crooked Man [Blu-ray]

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast: Kirk Douglas
Kirk Douglas
, Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, Hume Cronyn
Hume Cronyn
, Warren Oates
Warren Oates
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

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Overview

An offbeat 1970s black-comic Western with an all-star cast, this Joseph L. Mankiewicz film is set in 1883 in Arizona. Paris Pitman, Jr. (Kirk Douglas) is the leader of a band of outlaws that steals $500,000 from a wealthy businessman named Lomax (Arthur O'Connell). The other gang members die in a shootout, but Pitman escapes and hides the loot in women's underwear and drops it into a snake pit. After Lomax recognizes Pitman in a brothel, he is arrested by Sheriff Woodward Lopeman (Henry Fonda). At the territorial prison, Pitman bribes Warden Le Goff (Martin Gabel), offering him a share of the hidden money if he lets him escape. But before the scheme is carried through, the warden is killed by a prisoner. Lopeman becomes the new warden, and he is bent on ridding the prison of corruption. Pitman convinces Lopeman that he will cooperate with the reforms, then he uses the new freedoms given to him to plan an elaborate escape with several other men. The escape is to take place during an inspection by the governor. The screenwriting team for this film was Robert Benton and David Newman, who had penned the brilliant Bonnie and Clyde. ~ Michael Betzold

Product Details

Release Date: 06/08/2021
UPC: 0883929741731
Original Release: 1970
Rating: R
Source: Warner Archives
Language: English
Sales rank: 24,004

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Kirk Douglas Actor
Henry Fonda Actor
Hume Cronyn Actor
Warren Oates Actor
Burgess Meredith The Missouri Kid
John Randolph Cyrus McNutt
Arthur O'Connell Mr. Lomax
Martin Gabel Warden Le Goff
Michael Blodgett Coy Cavendish
Claudia McNeil Madam
Alan Hale Jr. Tobaccy
Victor French Whiskey
Lee Grant Mrs. Bullard
C.K. Yang Ah-Ping Woo
Pamela Hensley Edwina
Bert Freed Skinner
Barbara Rhoades Miss Jessie Brundidge
J. Edward McKinley Governor
Gene Evans Col. Wolff
Jeanne Cooper Prostitute
Ann Doran Actor
Byron Foulger Actor
Paul 'Tiny' Newlan Actor,Actor
Karl Lukas Actor
Larry D. Mann Actor
Bart Burns Actor
Alan Hale Tobaccy
Paul Prokop Actor
E.J. André Judge
Charles Strouse Composer

Technical Credits
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director,Producer
Al Overton Special Effects
Roger Creed Stunts
C.O. Erickson Executive Producer,Producer
Bruce Paul Barbour Stunts
Al Overton Jr. Sound Effects
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