Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman, Geoffrey Lewis

Notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Warren Oates) has turned into a folk hero among Depression-era Americans, capturing their fancy with the adventures of his criminal gang. But the clock could be r...( read more  read more... )unning out on Dillinger and crew: G-man Melvin Purvis (Ben Johnson) has the gang in his crosshairs, and he won't rest till they're all in the slammer … or six feet under. The stellar cast includes Richard Dreyfuss and Harry Dean Stanton.

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R, 109 min.

Directed by: John Milius

Release Date: July 20, 1973

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DVD Release Date: September 19, 2000

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  • December 8, 2008
    it has a kind of cheesy tv movie feel but overall it's pretty entertaining. dreyfuss is downright laughable as babyface nelson but harry dean stanton always makes me smile and i thought warren oates was damn good as dillinger. i still have trouble imagining johnny depp in the p...( read more)art. we'll see.
  • June 22, 2007
    I really love this film, and I think that Warren Oates was a good actor choice to play Dillinger!. . . Perfect if you want a "shoot 'em up" ganster film with story and action!. . .
  • November 15, 2006
    Seeiing Sgt. Hulka play Dillinger didn't really do it for me. It seemed more like a watered-down Bonnie and Clyde. The 40s version was much better.
  • May 2, 2009
    Classic,,Warren Oates as Dillinger is the best!!!!
  • October 9, 2007
    Pretty much the badest assed depression era outlaw flick ever.

    Dream cast+ Killer soundtrack+Bloody violence=Somthing you should have seen already.
  • June 25, 2007
    WAY more mayhem than I expected. Warren Oates gives it his all and John Milius gives us a helluva flick. Purvis is a bad-ass mofo and the film's overall vibe is pretty cool mix of Peckinpah and Hill, but with that extra touch of Milius. ;) Diggin' it, major diggin' it.
  • May 8, 2007
    Hollywood's version of the notorious gangster who was shot dead while leaving a movie theater by the FBI.
  • November 14, 2006
    Good one. Warren Oats could act.
  • October 31, 2006
    Older movie. but still good

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