The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

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

PG 1972 · 120 min · ★ 6.5 · 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.

Directed by John Huston · Written by John Milius

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