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Title: Dillinger (1973)
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| Complete credited cast: | |||
| Warren Oates | ... | John Dillinger | |
| Ben Johnson | ... | Melvin Purvis | |
| Michelle Phillips | ... | Billie Frechette | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Anna Sage | |
| Harry Dean Stanton | ... | Homer Van Meter | |
| Geoffrey Lewis | ... | Harry Pierpont | |
| John P. Ryan | ... | Charles Mackley (as John Ryan) | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Baby Face Nelson | |
| Steve Kanaly | ... | Pretty Boy Floyd | |
| John Martino | ... | Eddie Martin | |
| Roy Jenson | ... | Samuel Cowley | |
| Read Morgan | ... | Big Jim Wollard | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Reed Youngblood | |
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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 {J-26}
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8 November 1973 (Hong Kong) See more »Also Known As:
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Although she appears in several scenes, Harry Pierpont's girlfriend, Mary, is uncredited. The name of the actress is Ann Ault. She now lives in Oklahoma City. As is the woman playing Nelson's wife, Helen. See more »Goofs
In the movie John Dillinger exists the Biograph Theater and turns right or north. In fact the alley he was shot in was to the left or 1/4 of a block south of the theater. See more »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. See more »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). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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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.