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The Gravy Train (1974)

The Gravy Train poster
Directed by
Jack Starrett
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 34m
Rated
R
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers from West Virginia try to pull off a heist. Their plan goes in unexpected directions.

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What happens

The Dion Brothers, also commonly known as The Gravy Train, is a 1974 American crime-comedy film directed by Jack Starrett, written by Terrence Malick (under the pseudonym David Whitney) and Bill Kerby, and starring Stacy Keach and Frederic Forrest. Although initially overlooked by audiences and critics alike, it has in recent years developed a cult following, and has been highly praised by filmmakers such as Quentin Tarantino and David Gordon Green. The film is still relatively obscure and hard to find, as there has never been any official VHS or DVD release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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