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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972•2h 0m•Western•Comedy
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Story Line

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.

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

Top Cast

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

Judge Roy Bean

Victoria Principal

Victoria Principal

Maria Elena

Ned Beatty

Ned Beatty

Tector Crites

Matt Clark

Matt Clark

Nick the Grub

Roddy McDowall

Roddy McDowall

Frank Gass

Jacqueline Bisset

Jacqueline Bisset

Rose Bean

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Rating

6.5/ 10

Release Date

1972-12-01

Runtime

2h 0m

Genres

WesternComedy

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User Reviews (2)

John Chard

John Chard

5/10
•8/30/2019
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...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

7/10
•6/27/2025
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...