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Staring:
Paul Newman,
Ava Gardner,
Roy Jenson,
Gary Combs,
Fred Brookfield
Director:
John Huston
Average Customer Rating:  
List Price: $19.98
Our Price: $13.70
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 9780790777689
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0790777681
Label: Warner Home Video
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2003-06-03
Running Time: 120
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1972-12-18 |
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Description
Roy Bean's life for a span of 30-odd years is recorded with all the excitement of the era.
Amazon.com essential video
A remarkable blend of otherwise disparate philosophies about legendary men, this 1972 film was inspired in part by the epic dimensions of a John Milius (The Wind and the Lion) script, which was toned down by Paul Newman's charmingly eccentric approach to the title character, who in turn was deepened by director John Huston's sensitivity to the subject of fleeting dreams. The story concerns the famous outlaw-turned-lawmaker who rules over an empty stretch of the West that gradually grows, under his iron fist, into a thriving town. The film follows the quirky Bean's episodic adventures as the years pass and a variety of colorful characters come and go, including the muse who captivated his soul, the actress Lily Langtry (Ava Gardner). Huston's textured approach has an almost Altmanesque feel to it, though he demands more (and rewardingly so) obvious performances from the cast, particularly a hilarious cameo by Stacy Keach as the one tough-as-nails SOB who makes Bean a tad nervous. Highly entertaining. --Tom Keogh
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, 2010-08-01
One of the finest of all films in the "Western" spoof genre.
A truly great original.
Good saga!!, 2010-09-02
One of Paul Newman's best efforts. You can tell he's enjoying himself as Bean. Wonderful supporting cast. The story of Roy Bean is facinating and Newman makes it believable.
 Judge Dreadful, 2010-05-16
Paul ushers in his largely disappointing decade of the 70s with this wretched bummer. By turns arch and pretentious, but always unfunny and generally unpleasant, this is a chore to sit through. Indifferently directed, overwritten and overacted with a tacky and obvious musical score that includes a romantic song interlude ala "Raindrops.." that is possibly a parody, but will nevertheless induce cringes. Paul's presence and the ravishing, fresh-faced young Victoria Principal are the only merits to this picture that's really pretty odious.
Left Me Cold, 2010-04-15
I really don't share the enthusiastic opinion of most of the reviewers. This movie just didn't do much for me. It didn't seem like it knew what it really wanted to be. It was neither entertaining nor absorbing. It tried offly hard to be cute, but I didn't think it was cute, just cloying. The women had good performances, the men seemed forced except maybe Roddy McDowell. I didn't care for Newman's performance at all. The script had a few nice touches, otherwise it was a 1 star.
Great Film, 2009-11-24
A great film, but a real scandle at not being able to purchase in the U.K So I bought it through Amazon , but it was expensive, twice the price it should have been. Such is life..
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