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Dillinger( 1973)

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The Best Damn Bank Robber in the World!

Overview

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Warren Oates

      John Dillinger

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      Ben Johnson

      Melvin Purvis

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      Michelle Phillips

      Billie Frechette

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      Cloris Leachman

      Anna Sage

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      Harry Dean Stanton

      Homer Van Meter

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      Geoffrey Lewis

      Harry Pierpont

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      John P. Ryan

      Charles Mackley

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      Richard Dreyfuss

      Baby Face Nelson

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      John Martino

      Eddie Martin

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      Roy Jenson

      Samuel Cowley

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      Read Morgan

      Big Jim Wollard

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      Frank McRae

      Reed Youngblood

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      Steve Kanaly

      Pretty Boy Floyd

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      Ann Ault

      Mary (uncredited)

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    A review by Charles Tatum

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    Written by Charles Tatum on Thu Sep 28 2023
    Warren Oates walks like bank robber John Dillinger, he talks like Dillinger, he shoots like Dillinger, and he is one of the best things about "Dillinger." John Milius wrote and directed this 1973 action packed biopic about the infamous bank robber. It acknowledges Arthur Penn's "Bonnie and Clyde" a couple of times, but Milius' script is not as good as the eye-wow he shows us. The story may be familiar, it has been told on dozens of true crime documentaries. John Dillinger and his gang terrorized the Midwest with violent bank robberies. He was captured in Arizona, brought back to Indiana, and es...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    1000000.00

    Revenue

    2000000.00

    Keywords

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