Paul Newman
Judge Roy Bean
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Summaries. In Vinegaroon, Texas, former outlaw Roy Bean appoints himself the judge for the region and dispenses his brand of justice as he sees fit. A no account outlaw establishes his own particular brand of law and order and builds a town on the edges of civilization in this farcical western.
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A self-appointed judge cleans up a corrupt western town twice.
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.
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean. A self-appointed judge cleans up a corrupt western town twice. 1,011 IMDb 6.8 2 h 3 min 1972. X-Ray PG. Comedy · Drama · Gritty · Quirky. Available to rent or buy. Rent. SD $3.99. Buy. SD $9.99. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean is an elegy to the dying Old West, grappling a theme relatively similar to that of the ten years older The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Roy Bean is an outlaw who decides to claim a town as his own domain, acting as the ultimate hand of justice, but the times are changing.
Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars as Roy Bean in director John Huston's saga very loosely based on the legend of the West's famous hanging judge who prospers while ruling a desolate West Texas town and worshipping the three loves of his life--an actress he has never met, his faithful mistress and a beer-drinking bear. 80% TOMATOMETER.
