Western · United States of America · 1970 · 2h 3m

There Was a Crooked Man...

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Director
Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast
Kirk Douglas as Paris Pitman, Jr. Henry Fonda as Woodward W. Lopeman Hume Cronyn as Dudley Whinner Warren Oates as Floyd Moon Burgess Meredith as The Missouri Kid John Randolph as Cyrus McNutt
Crew
Harry Stradling Jr. — Director of Photography Gene Milford — Editor Charles Strouse — Original Music Composer Robert Benton — Writer David Newman — Writer Lee Adams — Writer
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
prisonprison escapecriminalwarden
Key Collaborators
Joseph L. Mankiewicz Director Harry Stradling Jr. Director of Photography Gene Milford Editor Charles Strouse Original Music Composer Robert Benton Writer David Newman Writer Lee Adams Writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz Producer Edward Carrere Production Design Anna Hill Johnstone Costume Design
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