There Was a Crooked Man (Blu-ray) R

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  • Rated: R
  • Encoding: Region 0 (Worldwide)
  • Released: June 8, 2021
  • Originally Released: 1970
  • Label: Warner Archives

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User Ratings: 478
Rating: C+ -- Fails to deliver on a promising story. Full Review
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Jan 14, 2018
If 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. Full Review
The Spectator
Jul 9, 2018
Rating: 4/5 -- O senso de humor do filme desarma de maneira brilhante o espectador, pegando-o completamente de surpresa com o cinismo de seu terceiro ato.
Cinema em Cena
Jan 21, 2007
Rating: 3/4 -- ...a solid little Western that's worth a look if only for its refreshingly cynical sensibilities. Full Review
Reel Film Reviews
Jan 24, 2007
There was a Crooked Man is a cynical tale of greed whose cynicism is buried in heavy handed direction and slap-dash construction. Full Review
Cleveland Press
Nov 20, 2003
Technically, the film is near perfect, reminding us how good a Hollywood programmer can be, even at an inflated cost of seven million dollars. Full Review
Los Angeles Free Press
Jan 13, 2020

Product Description:

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, reinforcing his reputation as a Western icon, while Douglas's twinkle and grin invites the viewer to laugh along with him as he dupes both his cronies and the warden. After the breakout, Fonda pledges to bring Douglas back dead or alive in this entertaining, surprising film from Joseph L. Mankiewicz.

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  • Sales Rank: 75,382
  • UPC: 883929741731
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