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Dillinger (1973)

Directed by John Milius

Crime | Biography | Gangster

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.

Rated R | Length 107 minutes

Actors

Warren Oates | Ben Johnson | Michelle Phillips | Cloris Leachman | Harry Dean Stanton | Geoffrey Lewis | John P. Ryan | Richard Dreyfuss | John Martino | Roy Jenson | Read Morgan | Frank McRae | Steve Kanaly

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
07/08/2020Home TheaterBlu-rayOwned7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Milius’s first directorial effort with a standout cast including Warren Oates, Harry Dean Stanton, Richard Dreyfuss, Geoffrey Lewis, Ben Johnson, Frank McRae and a great turn by Steve Kanaly as Pretty Boy Floyd. Also Michelle Phillips from the Mamas and the Papas does a great job as Dillinger’s girlfriend, Billie Frechette; and Cloris Leachman as the woman in red, Anna Sage.

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