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Dillinger

  • 1973
  • R
  • 1h 47m
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6.9/10
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Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, and Michelle Phillips in Dillinger (1973)
John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the Midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.
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John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.

  • Director
    • John Milius
  • Writer
    • John Milius
  • Stars
    • Warren Oates
    • Ben Johnson
    • Michelle Phillips
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • John Milius
    • Writer
      • John Milius
    • Stars
      • Warren Oates
      • Ben Johnson
      • Michelle Phillips
    • 79User reviews
    • 45Critic reviews
    • 58Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

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    Warren Oates
    Warren Oates
    • John Dillinger
    Ben Johnson
    Ben Johnson
    • Melvin Purvis
    Michelle Phillips
    Michelle Phillips
    • Billie Frechette
    Cloris Leachman
    Cloris Leachman
    • Anna Sage
    Harry Dean Stanton
    Harry Dean Stanton
    • Homer Van Meter
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Harry Pierpont
    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    • Charles Mackley
    • (as John Ryan)
    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Baby Face Nelson
    Steve Kanaly
    Steve Kanaly
    • Pretty Boy Floyd
    John Martino
    John Martino
    • Eddie Martin
    Roy Jenson
    Roy Jenson
    • Samuel Cowley
    Read Morgan
    Read Morgan
    • Big Jim Wollard
    Frank McRae
    Frank McRae
    • Reed Youngblood
    Ann Ault
    • Mary
    • (uncredited)
    David Dorr
    • Leroy
    • (uncredited)
    Roland Bob Harris
    • Ed Fulton
    • (uncredited)
    George O. Heath
    • John Dillinger, Sr.
    • (uncredited)
    J. Edgar Hoover
    J. Edgar Hoover
    • Self (post-end credits speech)
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • John Milius
    • Writer
      • John Milius
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    • Trivia
      J. Edgar Hoover protested this film being made and demanded that changes be made to the script to depict the FBI in a better light (see below). Shortly before his death he recorded a disclaimer to the film; it can be heard (spoken by an imitation voice) after the closing credits. The film depicts John Dillinger being shot outside the Biograph after he pulls his gun; in fact, Dillinger never pulled a gun that night. The FBI decided they were going to kill Dillinger rather than attempt to take him alive; they announced their presence, he turned to run, and was shot six times in the back.
    • Goofs
      Notes at the end of the movie claim that Melvin Purvis shot himself with the gun he killed John Dillinger with. In fact, the gun used to self-inflict his fatal wound was given to him by his colleagues at the FBI when he retired in 1935, the year after Dillinger was shot.
    • Quotes

      [repeated line]

      Homer Van Meter: Goddamit! Things ain't workin' out for me today!

    • Crazy credits
      After the closing credits a verbal renouncing of gangster films written by FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover is heard: 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) decrying the film and calling it a source of corruption for children.
    • Alternate versions
      Two different versions with different main title music exist_ The original version features the song "We're in the Money" being played while snap shots of homeless and poor people are shown on the screen. The alternate version has the same visuals but with a simpler instrumental cue (called "Theme from Dillinger" on the soundtrack LP).
    • Connections
      Featured in Breakaway (1990)
    • Soundtracks
      The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)
      (uncredited)
      Music by Harry Warren
      Lyrics by Al Dubin
      Sung during the opening credits

    User reviews79

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    Warren Mania

    My review might be a little biased because I love Warren Oates and will watch anything he appears in (including obscure movies like 92 In the Shade). However, I'd like to say that this is a very well-made gangster flick that rivals Bonnie & Clyde in entertainment value. I actually prefer the action sequences in Dillinger to the famous ones from Bonnie & Clyde because they seem rougher, more natural and less self-conscious. The shooting sequences in Bonnie & Clyde seem too choreographed and slightly pretentious in comparison. Another selling point for Dillinger is that it contains wonderful performances by Oates and Ben Johnson. Actually, Ben Johnson almost steals the show as "G Man" Melvin Purvis. Even though they only have 1.5 scenes together, Oates and Johnson complement each other nicely here.
    • julesee
    • Nov 22, 2001
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    • Release date
      • November 8, 1973 (Hong Kong)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Jagd auf Dillinger
    • Filming locations
      • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA(Nightclub for Purvis engagement party; Purvis meets lady in red; Biograph Theater scene where Dilliger dies)
    • Production company
      • American International Pictures (AIP)
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    • Budget
      • $1,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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