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Dillinger

Dillinger

The Best Damn Bank Robber in the World!

19736.61h 47m

Overview

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.

Directed by John Milius
Written by John Milius
Produced by Buzz Feitshans
Box OfficeBudget: $1.0MRevenue: $2.0M

Top Cast

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

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Baby Face Nelson

John Martino

John Martino

Eddie Martin

Roy Jenson

Roy Jenson

Samuel Cowley

Themes & Keywords

prisonchicago, illinoisprostitutegangsterbank robberbiographybased on true storyhistorical figuremurderjailmobsterganggunfighttrue crimedillingermachine gunprison break

About Dillinger

Dillinger is a action, crime, drama film released in 1973 exploring themes of prison, chicago, illinois, prostitute, gangster, bank robber, biography. Directed by John Milius, it stars Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips. 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.

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