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Dillinger (1973)

R  107 min  -  Action | Biography | Crime   -  20 July 1973 (USA)
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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.

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John Milius

Writer:

John Milius
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Nominated for Golden Globe. See more awards »
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Cast

Complete credited cast:
Warren Oates ...
Ben Johnson ...
Michelle Phillips ...
Cloris Leachman ...
Harry Dean Stanton ...
Geoffrey Lewis ...
John P. Ryan John P. Ryan ...
Charles Mackley (as John Ryan)
Richard Dreyfuss ...
Steve Kanaly ...
John Martino ...
Roy Jenson Roy Jenson ...
Read Morgan Read Morgan ...
Big Jim Wollard
Frank McRae Frank McRae ...
Reed Youngblood
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Storyline

After a shoot-out kills five FBI agents in Kansas City the Bureau target John Dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. Waiting for him to break Federal law they sort out several other mobsters, while Dillinger's bank robbing exploits make him something of a folk hero. Escaping from jail he finds Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson have joined the gang and pretty soon he is Public Enemy Number One. Now the G-men really are after him. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Gang | Jail | Public Enemy Number One | FBI | Beretta  | See more »

Taglines:

...he was the gangster's gangster.

Genres:

Action | Biography | Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Dillinger - Gangsterler krali See more »

Filming Locations:

Ardmore, Oklahoma, USA See more »

Box Office

Gross:

HKD 159,176 (Hong Kong)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

While drinking in the bar, Billie comments that John Dillinger looks like Douglas Fairbanks. While Dillinger looks nothing like Fairbanks, it is a reference to Dillinger's admiration of Fairbanks. In real life, Dillinger, a movie buff, loved Fairbanks in The Mark of Zorro and its sequels. In the films one of Fairbanks's stunts was to leap over mesa walls. Dillinger supposedly loved the stunt so much that in early robberies, Dillinger used to vault over teller cages, imitating Fairbanks's moves from the movies. See more »

Goofs

Factual errors: As with most biopics, some historical details have been altered for the sake of the narrative. See trivia. See more »

Quotes

Samuel Cowley: Can't touch Dillinger, no federal offense; he doesn't deserve to be there. I don't want anyone up there I can't legally shoot!
Melvin Purvis: Shoot Dillinger and we'll figure out a way to make it legal.
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Crazy Credits

After the closing credits a voice (Paul Frees) can be heard
decrying the film and calling it a source of corruption for children. See more »

Connections

Referenced in Little Cigars (1973) See more »

Soundtracks

"Beyond the Blue Horizon"
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting and W. Franke Harling
Played during the restaurant scene in Chicago See more »