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The Kansas City Massacre (1975)

The Kansas City Massacre poster
Directed by
Dan Curtis
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 39m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This TV film follows FBI agent Melvin Purvis as he pursues a gang of bank robbers in the 1930s. The story leads to a violent showdown in Kansas City.

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What happens

The Kansas City Massacre is a 1975 American television film about Melvin Purvis. It is the second spin-off of the 1973 film Dillinger, following Melvin Purvis: G-Man in 1974, also directed by Dan Curtis and starring Dale Robertson as Purvis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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