There Was a Crooked Man… (1970)

Synopsis: Kirk Douglas and Henry Fonda — actors as different in style and persona as could be — are pitted against each other in this period crime movie with a western flavour. Douglas is a tough uncompromising outlaw who escapes from jail and goes in search of his hidden booty; Fonda is the gentle sheriff-turned-prison warden who patiently pursues Douglas in the hope of rehabilitating him.

With a screenplay by Robert Benton and David Newman (Bonnie and Clyde), direction by the veteran Joseph L Mankiewicz and two major stars, the movie promises much, but delivers no more than a professionally assembled, rather odd comedy drama.

Cast: Kirk Douglas, Henry Fonda
Runtime: 118 min