There Was a Crooked Man...

1970 · directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Rating

72/100

Hit

no

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.

There Was a Crooked Man... (1970), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, rates 72/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Kirk Douglas
• Henry Fonda
• Hume Cronyn
• Warren Oates
• Burgess Meredith
• John Randolph
• Lee Grant
• Arthur O'Connell
• Martin Gabel
• Michael Blodgett

Crew

• Harry Stradling Jr. — Director of Photography
• Gene Milford — Editor
• Charles Strouse — Original Music Composer
• David Newman — Writer
• Lee Adams — Writer
• Robert Benton — Writer

More from Joseph L. Mankiewicz

1. All About Eve (1950) — 99/100 · hit
2. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) — 86/100 · hit
3. A Letter to Three Wives (1949) — 85/100 · hit
4. 5 Fingers (1952) — 85/100 · hit
5. Sleuth (1972) — 82/100 · hit
6. Julius Caesar (1953) — 81/100 · hit

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