There Was a Crooked Man...
There Was a Crooked Man...

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Charm, intelligence and success in criminal career doesn't prevent Paris Pitman Jr. to start doing ten years in prison, in the middle of the Arizona desert. However, those years should pass quickly because of a $500,000 loot previously stashed away. New idealistic warden would only make Pitman think of getting his fortune even sooner. He starts to manipulate everyone to achieve his goal.... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in There Was a Crooked Man...:

Kirk Douglas
Henry Fonda
Hume Cronyn
Warren Oates
Burgess Meredith
John Randolph

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Charm, intelligence and success in criminal career doesn't prevent Paris Pitman Jr. to start doing ten years in prison, in the middle of the Arizona desert. However, those years should pass quickly because of a $500,000 loot previously stashed away. New idealistic warden would only make Pitman think of getting his fortune even sooner. He starts to manipulate everyone to achieve his goal.

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The Spectator - 9/10 by Penelope HoustonIf smart callousness, moral indifference and violence on the rockpile are what you are looking for, at least this ex- ample is rather conspicuously well acted.
San Francisco Chronicle - 8/10 by David WiegandThe resolution, cynically demonstrating the relativity of good and evil, comes a little too pat; but the performances, the set pieces, and the overall tone are irresistible.
Village Voice - 8/10 by Andrew SarrisOne of the most cynical and bitterly funny westerns ever made.
The New York Times - 8/10 by Vincent CanbyThere Was A Crooked Man . . . is really a duel between two men, one good, one bad, and it's these smaller, more civilized confrontations, done with irony and wit, that make the film one of the more pleasant things you're likely to see this season.
Reel Film Reviews - 8/10 by David Nusair...a solid little Western that's worth a look if only for its refreshingly cynical sensibilities.
Cinema em Cena - 8/10 by Pablo VillaçaO senso de humor do filme desarma de maneira brilhante o espectador, pegando-o completamente de surpresa com o cinismo de seu terceiro ato.
User Review - 8/10 by Randy TAnother '70's dark comedy and western classic. Entertaining and true to its era, the movie feels like a 2 hour critic of established morality.
User Review - 8/10 by Kervin SAnother '70's dark comedy and western classic. Entertaining and true to its era, the movie feels like a 2 hour critic of established morality.
User Review - 8/10 by Brody MSome might think there is too much humor for the film to be serious. Others may say there's too much violence and double-crossing for the film to funny. Both camps would be wrong. You've got here a great performance by Kirk Douglas, wonderful supporting turns by Burgess Meredith, John Randolph and Hume Cronyn and a great adversary (it's hard to say who the bad guy is) in Henry Fonda. The humor makes the ending (and the overarching themes) all the more effective. You are lulled into caring about these characters, bad men who do bad things. What happens to them matters because of that.
User Review - 8/10 by Lee MUnder-appreciated at the time of its release (despite the star-studded cast and acclaimed director, Warner Bros. obviously was at a loss as to how to market the film and pretty much dumped it into release with little fanfar), this bawdy, offbeat western-comedy/prison film is extremely entertaining. Writers David Newman and Robert Benton follwed up their seminal script for "Bonnie And Clyde" with this story, which has a similar brand of irony and "anti-establishment" sensibility. Kirk Douglas is at his sly, wily best and the supporting charaters are a complimentary hoot.

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