There Was a Crooked Man
6,142
Western. Comedy
Following the tradition of 1960s and '70s Westerns in which the criminals are the heroes, THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN takes devilish pride in the antics of armed robber and murderer Paris Pitman, Jr. (Kirk Douglas), as he stages a prison break with fellow lawless bumblers from a jail run by a warden (Henry Fonda) who’d rather reform than punish, forsaking hard labor for building and learning. Fonda conveys integrity with just his eyes, ... [+]
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"I thoroughly enjoyed 'There Was A Crooked Man' for its inhaling the fresh air of liberty on today's screen without its gagging on the fumes of gratuitous license." | ||||
"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." | ||||
"It is the type of action drama in which neither the actors nor director appear to believe the script or characters." | ||||
"Generally unheralded, this is one of the really good Douglas performances, smoothly matched by Fonda's" | ||||
"One of the most cynical and bitterly funny westerns ever made." |
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