The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Directed by

John Huston

Genre

comedy film, Western film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 03m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 179 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A saloon keeper in 1800s Texas decides to act as a local judge, enforcing his own quirky sense of law and order. The film follows his strange adventures and larger than life run-ins with outlaws and celebrities.

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What happens

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is a 1972 American Western comedy-drama film directed by John Huston from a screenplay by John Milius. It is loosely based on the life of Roy Bean, a saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas. It stars Paul Newman in the title role, along with Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter, Stacy Keach, Roddy McDowall, Anthony Perkins, Ava Gardner, Anthony Zerbe, Victoria Principal (in her film debut) and Huston himself. The film was released by National General Pictures on December 18, 1972, to generally positive reviews and commercial success. The song, "Marmalade, Molasses & Honey", earned Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Original Song. Victoria Principal's performance earned her a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year – Actress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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