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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

"If this story ain't true... it shoulda been!"

6.5/10 2h 0m Dec 18, 1972
Western Comedy

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9

Cast

Paul Newman
Paul Newman
Judge Roy Bean
Popularity: 8.1
Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal
Maria Elena
Popularity: 4.2
Ned Beatty
Ned Beatty
Tector Crites
Popularity: 11.5
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
Nick the Grub
Popularity: 0.7
Roddy McDowall
Roddy McDowall
Frank Gass
Popularity: 1.1
Jacqueline Bisset
Jacqueline Bisset
Rose Bean
Popularity: 2.7
Bill McKinney
Bill McKinney
Fermel Parlee
Popularity: 1.3
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Reverend LaSalle
Popularity: 6.5
Tab Hunter
Tab Hunter
Sam Dodd
Popularity: 0.4
Stacy Keach
Stacy Keach
Bad Bob
Popularity: 1.9
Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly
Whorehouse Lucky Jim
Popularity: 1.3
John Huston
John Huston
Grizzly Adams
Popularity: 0.9

Key Crew

Director John Huston
Writer John Milius
Producer John Foreman
Editor Hugh S. Fowler

Production

First Artists
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National General Pictures

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Keywords

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Reviews from TMDB

John Chard 5/10
Aug 30, 2019

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 ... Read more

CinemaSerf 7/10
Jun 27, 2025

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 ... Read more

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Details
Release Date December 18, 1972
Runtime 2h 0m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.9
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