The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Name: The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Genre: Western, Comedy
Released: 1972-12-01
Duration: 120 min
Rating: 6.53

★ 6,5 /10 (182 Votes)

1972 EN 120 min

Overview

Outlaw and self-appointed lawmaker Judge Roy Bean rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town, while dispensing his his own quirky brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by.

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Release date

01/12/1972

Votes

182

Popularity

2.1

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Genres

Western Comedy

Status

Released

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Runtime

120 min

Paul Newman

Judge Roy Bean

Victoria Principal

Maria Elena

Ned Beatty

Tector Crites

Matt Clark

Nick the Grub

Roddy McDowall

Frank Gass

Jacqueline Bisset

Rose Bean

Bill McKinney

Fermel Parlee

Anthony Perkins

Reverend LaSalle

Tab Hunter

Sam Dodd

Stacy Keach

Bad Bob

Steve Kanaly

Whorehouse Lucky Jim

John Huston

Grizzly Adams

Ava Gardner

Lily Langtry

Roy Jenson

Outlaw

Gary Combs

Outlaw

Richard Farnsworth

Outlaw

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Leroy Johnson

Outlaw

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Fred Krone

Outlaw

Dean Smith

Outlaw

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Jim Burk

Bart Jackson

Francesca Jarvis

Mrs. Jackson

Neil Summers

Snake River Rufus Krile

Jeannie Epper

Whore

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Fred Brookfield

Outlaw

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Bennie E. Dobbins

Outlaw

Terry Leonard

Outlaw

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Margo Epper

Whore

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Stephanie Epper

Whore

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Barbara J. Longo

Fat Lady

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Frank Soto

Mexican Leader

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Karen Carr

Mrs. Grub

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Lee Meza

Mrs. Parlee

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Dolores Clark

Mrs. Whorehouse Jim

Jack Colvin

Pimp

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Bruno the Bear

Watch Bear

Howard Morton

Photographist

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Billy Pearson

Stationmaster

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Stan Barrett

Killer

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Dean Casper

Desk Clerk

Don Starr

Opera House Manager

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Alfred G. Bosnos

Opera House Clerk

Anthony Zerbe

Hustler

John Hudkins

Man at Stage Door

David Sharpe

Doctor

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Ken Freehill

Bedfellow (uncredited)

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Mark Headley

Billy The Kid (uncredited)

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Duncan Inches

Man at Vinegaroon (uncredited)

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Rusty Lee

Tuba Player (uncredited)

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Beanisms! The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is directed by John Huston and written by John Milius. It stars Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Tab Hunter, Victoria Principal and Ava Gardner. Music is by Maurice Jarre and cinematography by Richard Moore. In Vinegaroon, Texas, former outlaw Roy Bean becomes the self appointed judge for the region and dispenses his brand of justice as he sees fit. There were a handful of Quirky Revisionist Westerns that surfaced in the 1970s, usually directed by a big name and starring another, one such film i…

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It was always going to be difficult for anyone to beat Walter Brennan’s feisty effort as this character from 1940, but Paul Newman and John Huston come close with this slightly contradictory portrayal of the 19th lawman. We start as he, himself, only narrowly escapes a vigilante squad who didn’t much like the cut of his gib and then returns to exact his own vengeance. A chance encounter with “LaSalle” (a barely recognisable Anthony Perkins) sets in train his ruthless reign over a territory that saw him use the rule of law to coax, cajole, threaten and downright extort from anyone who had the m…

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