# There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)

> A silver-tongued thief turns an Arizona penitentiary into a battlefield of schemes while an idealistic warden tries to impose order.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16304

## Facts

- Runtime: 123 min
- Genres: Western
- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda, Hume Cronyn, Warren Oates, Burgess Meredith, John Randolph, Lee Grant, Arthur O'Connell
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066448/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: sardonic, picaresque, bitter, classic western night, prison movie marathon

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