Dillinger (1973)
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92% of critics liked it
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61% of users liked it
(2,417 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- John Milius
- Written By
- John Milius
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense
- In Theaters
- Jul 20, 1973 Wide
Critic Reviews
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Fernando F. Croce, CinePassion
Plenty of dapper technique
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Plenty of Cheap Thrills.
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Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily
An authentic, highly entertaining gangster film with lots of exciting gunplay.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Like other writers, John Milius began his directing career in the crime-gangster genre for American International.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Underrated crime flick from John Milius. Oates is fantastic!
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Cast
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Warren Oates
as John Dillinger
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Ben Johnson
as Melvin Purvis
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Michelle Phillips
as Billie Frechette
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Cloris Leachman
as Anna Sage
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Harry Dean Stanton
as Homer Van Meter
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Richard Dreyfuss
as Baby Face Nelson
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Robert H. Harris
as Ed Fulton
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Roy Jenson
as Samuel Cowley
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Steve Kanaly
as Pretty Boy Floyd
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Geoffrey Lewis
as Harry Pierpont
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John Martino
as Eddie Martin
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Frank McRae
as Reed Youngblood
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Read Morgan
as Big Jim Wollard
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John P. Ryan
as Charles Mackley
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Jerry Summers
as Tommy Carroll
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Terry J. Leonard
as Theodore "Handsome Jack" Klutas
- Reed Morgan