Dillinger

:

Overview

Dillinger
Critics' Rating:
read review
Avg. User Rating:
3 ratings
Your Rating:
write a review
R,1hr 47min
Genre:
Release:
1973
Director:
Distributor:
MGM
Synopsis: 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 ... Full Synopsis
Critics' Reviews
Of the rash of Depression-era gangster films that followed in the wake of Bonnie and Clyde, the best found something new to do with the genre. However accidental Arthur Penn's revival of the gangster film, John Milius' directorial debut seems like an intentional attempt to have the last word, portraying gangster life as violent, unpleasant, and brief. Memorably acted by Warren Oates, John Dillinger ... Full Review
Featured Cast
John Dillinger
Melvin Purvis
Billie Frechette
Anna Sage, The Lady in Red
Photos
Lawrence Tierney, "Reservoir Dogs" (1992) Age: 73 Memorable Quote: "Dead as Dillinger." One of the...
Similar Movies
Al Capone (1959) Capone (1989) Dillinger (1945) King of New York (1990) The Lady in Red (1979) Lepke (1975)
advertisement