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From the writer of Apocalypse Now comes an electrifying crime saga about one of the most notorious gangsters of the 1930s. Starring Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Cloris Leachman and Richard Dreyfuss, Dillinger sets the screen ablaze with explosive shootouts, daring escapes and magnificent performances. Bank robber John Dillinger (Oates) has become a folk hero to the people ofDepression-era America, capturing their imaginations with the exploits of his outlaw "super-gang." But time may be running out for Dillinger's violent band of fugitives; the FBI's finest agent (Johnson) is on the case, and his pursuit won't end until every member of the gang is behind bars...or dead! Charged with heartstopping action and riveting drama, Dillinger is an unforgettable experience hailed as nothing less than "brilliant" (San Francisco Chronicle)!
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20 of 22 people found the following review helpful
By Terry Chance
Format:DVD
This is not a completely true story. This is not a documentary. It is just a fun movie to watch based very loosely on a few gangsters around the early to mid 1930's. The lead roles are bank robber John Dillinger and FBI agent Melvin Purvis. While trying to capture or kill Dillinger, Purvis runs across a few other notable gangsters of the day. If you want true history, don't get it from Hollywood, head to your local library. If you want to watch a fun movie, check this one out. I believe that many people write reviews to impress others with their knowledge of history. If I was sitting in a college class, that may be significant. While I am watching a movie, who cares?
14 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is one of the fastest moving movies you're likely to ever see. Warren Oates was the only man to play the part of John Dillinger (he even looks like him). When Harry Dean Stanton says "things aren't workin' out for me today", you gotta laugh. Whether it's romanticized or not, who cares. It's a fun movie to watch and if you like to see lots of spent brass flyin', you'll love it. My only 2 regrets are that it's not on DVD and that it's recorded in the LP mode on the VHS.
11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Dillinger" is not a particularly well-known movie, but it stands up well against other 1970s movies that explored the 1930s (Paper Moon, Bonnie & Clyde). Warren Oates stars as the notorious bank robber, John Dillinger. Oates is a great character actor and its terrific to see him in a starring role. Why he did not become a bigger star is a mystery. The movie does a great job capturing the barren depression-era Midwest. Real-life news reels are mixed in with the action to help make it more authentic.
The supporting cast is also fantastic. Harry Dean Stanton is quite funny and Steve Kanaly (later a star of "Dallas") has one of his best movie roles as Pretty Boy Floyd. This is probably the best movie that director John Milius has made (he later made "Conan the Barbarian" and "Red Dawn"). The movie is fast-paced and fun. What is lacks in historic accuracy it more than makes up for with non-stop action. The DVD doesn't have any extras, but I still recommend it.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
John Dillinger, a true criminal with compassion and humor
This is a true story that explains his journey in the criminal field of bank robbing. It is a good movie and I recommend it to my friends that enjoy movies from the early 20th... Read more
Published 3 days ago by aaron thurmond
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie, good condition
Purchased movie and received it quickly and in good condition. Subject matter is historical relating to post World War 1 PTSD criminal behaviors during economic privations of the... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Makes Things
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dillinger
This movie was first viewed on television. My mother heard the song my father sang to her when they were going together. She absolutely loved it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Judy Walter
5.0 out of 5 stars
Product of the Great Depression
John Dillinger became the most notrious outlaw of the Great Depression. He robbed banks without remorse or consciencse. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Craig
4.0 out of 5 stars
The "Dramatic Life" of John Dillinger
A common problem with narrative films about real people are the inevitible complaints that the films are not always (or are rarely) historicaly accurate. Read more
Published 2 months ago by RFD
4.0 out of 5 stars
The Wage of Sin...
This movie is forty years old and I'm sure parts are fictionalized (Ben Johnson doesn't look like the real Melvin Purvis), but it is a straight-up gangster movie without any of... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Drew E
2.0 out of 5 stars
Better films out there
so so
Warren Oates has done better in other films. He never seems to have been
given really good roles.
Warren Oates has done better in other films. He never seems to have been
given really good roles.
Published 2 months ago by charles foster
5.0 out of 5 stars
Its Dillinger picking on those poor innocent banks
Sorry Johnny Depp, you incurred the wrath of Warren Oates when you dabbled in a role he mastered. With 10 times the charisma, Oates puts Depp to shame even on a bad day. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Morgan Browne
4.0 out of 5 stars
A superior gangster film
Dillinger is one of the best gangster pictures, more accurate historically than most Hollywood fact-based films, with fine performances all around, especially by Warren Oates, who... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Jon Corelis
3.0 out of 5 stars
Dillinger
Any movie with Warren Oates is worth watching. He doesn't disappoint in this violent though not entirely factual account of Dillinger and his gang from 1933-1934. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Matt
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