The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean ( The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean )

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: The Life & Times of Judge Roy Bean
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
119 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1972 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
John Huston

Written By:
John Milius
C.L. Sonnichsen

Actors:
Paul Newman ..... Judge Roy Bean
Roy Jenson ..... Outlaw
Gary Combs ..... Outlaw
Fred Brookfield ..... Outlaw
Bennie E. Dobbins ..... Outlaw
Richard Farnsworth ..... Outlaw
Leroy Johnson ..... Outlaw
Fred Krone ..... Outlaw
Terry Leonard ..... Outlaw
Dean Smith ..... Outlaw
Margo Epper ..... Whore
Jeannie Epper ..... Whore
Stephanie Epper ..... Whore
Victoria Principal ..... Maria Elena
Barbara J. Longo ..... Fat Lady

Synopsis:

Paul Newman plays the title role in John Huston's surreal, revisionist western as the infamous Texas hanging judge. Upon arriving in the tiny West Texas town of Vinegaroon, Roy Bean draws a moustache on a wanted poster of himself, marches into a saloon, and declares his presence. He is immediately robbed, beaten within an inch of his life, tied to a horse and dragged out into the prairie, then left to die. Rescued by a young Mexican girl, Maria Elena (Principal), Roy Bean heads back into town and murders everyone in the local saloon, declaring that he'll kill anyone of the same sort who turns up. He also sets himself up as the sole arbiter of law and order and renames the town Langtry, in honor of the legendary actress Lily Langtry (Gardner). The community prospers as Judge Bean dispenses his own brand of frontier justice upon strangers passing by, robbing or killing anyone who tries to make their way through the town. But when Maria dies, Bean's old associates begin to turn on him, one at a time and Bean is forced to leave. Years later, Bean rides back into town, called back to the place to save his daughter from trouble - and finds that the community has been taken over by a shady character called Frank Gass (McDowall) - a circumstance that requires Bean to dispense his own unique brand of justice once again.

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. With the aid of an old law text and unpredictable notions Roy Bean distinguishes between lawbreakers and lawgivers by way of his pistols.

Roy Bean is nearly killed by the inhabitants of a badlands bar and brothel. He returns to take vengeance only to find that he is the new symbol of law and order in the area. He becomes the Judge and dispenses justice until time and events pass him by.

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