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Machine Gun McCain (1969)

Machine Gun McCain poster
Original title
Gli intoccabili
Directed by
Giuliano Montaldo
Genre
drama film, crime film, poliziotteschi
Country
Italy
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
PG
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ex-con named Hank McCain gets out of prison and is pulled into a bank robbery job by the mob. The heist goes wrong and he goes on the run, pursued by gangsters and the law.

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What happens

Machine Gun McCain (Italian: Gli intoccabili, lit. 'The Untouchables') is a 1969 English-language Italian crime film directed by Giuliano Montaldo and starring John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk, Gabriele Ferzetti, and Florinda Bolkan. Cassavetes' spouse and regular collaborator Gena Rowlands appears in a supporting role. The film is based on the Ovid Demaris novel Candyleg, adapted by Montaldo, Mino Roli, and American playwright Israel Horovitz. It premiered at the 1969 Cannes Film Festival, where it was nominated for the Palme d'Or. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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