Arizona Territorial Prison inmate Paris Pitman, Jr. is a schemer, a charmer and quite popular among his fellow convicts - especially with $500,000 in stolen loot hidden away and a plan to escape and recover it. New warden Woodward Lopeman has other ideas about Pitman. Each man will have the tables turned on him. Academy Award winner Joseph L. Mankiewicz cleverly lassos a twisting, turning Wild West tale of brawls, chases, shootouts and wry wit, courtesy of a script by David Newman and Robert Benton (Bonnie and Clyde). Kirk Douglas as Pitman and Henry Fonda as Lopeman headline a sterling cast, with Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith, Warren Oates and Lee Grant among the solid support. Boisterous yet blistering, lighthearted yet lacerating, There Was a Crooked Man... is, throughout all its moods, devilishly entertaining.
- Region Code:
- Region A,B,C
- Duration:
- 126 minutes
- Extras:
- Language(s): English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, 2.0 DTS-HD Master Audio Mono, Bonus Footage, Documentaries: 'On Location With 'There Was a Crooked Man'', Trailers