The Outfit (1973)

Taglines:

Nobody plays rougher than The Outfit...

Parents Guide:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

October 1973 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Revolte in der Unterwelt See more »

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »

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Runtime:

Germany: 105 min  | USA: 103 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Brian Garfield, in an intro to a reprint of the novel this film is based on, notes that it was originally written by director John Flynn as a period piece, intending to be set in the postwar 1940s. That's why such "film noir" veterans such as Elisha Cook Jr., Richard Jaeckel, Marie Windsor and Jane Greer appear in it. The studio, however, decided it would be too expensive to shoot a period picture, so the script was superficially updated, the World War II vets became Vietnam vets, and actors like Robert Ryan, Karen Black and Sheree North joined the cast. The result was that the story was restored to its original conception (the series this book was based on was written and set in the then contemporary 1960s and 1970s). Had the period piece idea gone through, this would have represented a rare case of backdating a character. See more »

Connections

References The Killers (1946) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rock of Ages"
(uncredited)
Lyrics by Augustus M. Toplady
Music by Augustus M. Toplady and Thomas Hastings
heard in church scene See more »