Dillinger (1973)
- Starring:
- Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, (more)
- Director(s):
- John Milius
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R
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John Milius's first directorial effort in its own small way set the stage in the 1970s for a subgenre of action films that depict a nostalgia for historical figures tinged with a hard-edged skepticism. Warren Oates stars as John Dillinger, whose short-lived career as Public Enemy No.1 was, at least according to Milius, promoted by Dillinger with a self-absorbed boosterism, comforting his victims by telling them, "Someday you'll tell your grandchildren about this." The film captures the highlights of Dillinger's criminal career, as seen through the eyes of Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson), the FBI agent whose obsession with capturing Dillinger led to Dillinger's death in the back alley of Chicago's Biograph Theater. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 109 mins
Complete Cast:
- Warren Oates - John Dillinger
- Michelle Phillips - Billie Frechette
- Harry Dean Stanton - Homer Van Meter
- Geoffrey Lewis - Harry Pierpont
- Robert H. Harris - Ed Fulton
- Frank McRae - Reed Youngblood
- Steve Kanaly - Pretty Boy Floyd
- John Ryan - Charles Mackley
- Ben Johnson - Melvin Purvis
- Cloris Leachman - Anna Sage
- Richard Dreyfuss - Baby Face Nelson
- John Martino - Eddie Martin
- Roy Jenson - Samuel Cowley
- Terry J. Leonard - Theodore "Handsome Jack" Klutas
- Read Morgan - Big Jim Wollard
- Jerry Summers - Tommy Carroll
- Director(s):
- John Milius
- Writer(s):
- John Milius
- Producer(s):
- Samuel Z. Arkoff, Robert A. Papazian, Buzz Feitshans
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- R(Adult Language, Violence, Adult Situations, Not For Children)
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