Dillinger (1973)
- Directed by
- John Milius
- Genre
- heist film, crime film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.6 of 10 from 120 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film dramatizes the life of bank robber John Dillinger and his criminal career. It follows his heists and run-ins with the law during the Great Depression era.
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What happens
Dillinger is a 1973 American biographical gangster film written and directed by John Milius in his directorial debut, and starring Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, and Michelle Phillips, with supporting performances from Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, and Richard Dreyfuss. The film is a dramatization of the life and criminal exploits of notorious bank robber John Dillinger (Oates). Retired FBI Agent Clarence Hurt, one of the agents involved in the final shootout with Dillinger, was the film's technical advisor. The film includes documentary imagery and film footage from the era. It includes a verbal renouncing of gangster films written by FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover: he was scheduled to read it for the film, but died before it started production. Hoover's text is read at the film's close by voice actor Paul Frees. The film was released by American International Pictures on June 19, 1973. It was well-received by critics and was a commercial success. It was followed by two made-for-TV spin-offs: Melvin Purvis: G-Man (1974) (teleplay written by Milius) and The Kansas City Massacre (1975), both directed by Dan Curtis and each starring Dale Robertson as Purvis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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