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    There Was a Crooked Man

    There Was a Crooked Man

    Presented by Harvard Film Archive at Harvard Film Archive

    August 1, 2011

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    Mankiewicz teamed with New Hollywood enfants terribles David Newman and Robert Benton to create a satirical and overripe variation on the Western just as the Seventies anti-genre trend was gaining traction. Starring Kirk Douglas as a cocksure desperado pitted against Henry Fonda's cryptic lawman, There Was a Crooked Man goes to Rabelesian extremes with its carnivalesque and over-the-top skewering of mainstream America, parodying everything from the Sixties counterculture to racist stereotypes, while letting loose a post-MPAA rating system stream of sexually bawdy and scatological humor. Loosely structured around a meandering prison break narrative, Mankiewicz's Western features hilarious turns from its rambling ensemble cast that includes the likes of Hume Cronyn, Burgess Meredith and Warren Oates.


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        Harvard Film Archive

        Harvard Film Archive Cinematheque
        24 Quincy Street
        Cambridge, MA 02138

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        $9 - Regular Admission
        $7 - Non-Harvard Students, Harvard Faculty and Staff, and Senior Citizens
        Regular HFA screenings are free for all Harvard students with a valid photo ID.
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        August 1, 2011

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        7pm

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