Bank robber john dillinger oates has become a folk hero to the people ofdepressionera america, capturing their imaginations with the exploits of his outlaw supergang. A folk hero of sorts, dillinger was caught in a whirl of machine guns, fast cars and beautiful. Warren oates stars as john dillinger, whose shortlived career as public enemy no. Milius, taking his cue from bonnie and clyde, from the earlier lawrence tierney film dillinger, and from the gaudy gangster films of roger.
According to the federal census of 1940, he was the younger of two sons born to sarah alice nee mercer and bayless earle oates, who owned a general store. Oates plays dillinger with flair and johnson as melvin purvis with determination. Dillinger 1973 warren oates as john dillinger imdb. While i certainly yield to none in my admiration for warren oates and while i would rank oates performance in the title role as one of his best studies in obsession almost as good as two lane blacktop and cockfighter, as written and directed by john milius the character of john dillinger comes nowhere near the complexity and downright. Two different versions of the movie exist but with different main title music.
After the closing credits a verbal renouncing of gangster films written by fbi chief j. John dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one g man is determined to bring him down. Dillinger 1973 full movie free watch online with english subtitles. Dillinger 1973 john dillinger has appeared many times as a film character, beginning with lawrence tierneys performance in dillinger 1945 and continuing through the years with, among other actors, nick adams, robert conrad, mark harmon, ralph meeker and more recently johnny depp in public enemies 2009. Knockout performances by warren oates, ben johnson, michelle phillips, harry dean stanton, geoffrey lewis, et al. Fbi agent melvin purvis ben johnson hunts gangster john dillinger warren oates. And functions very well as entertainment, full of movie moments. I have become a big warren oates fan and am a general gangster depression fan. But melvin purvis ben johnson, an unrelenting federal agent, is hot on. It also features the first film performance by the singer michelle phillips as dillingers. As of 2010, warren oates is the only ever john dillinger movie actor who actually looked like the notorious gangster. After a shootout kills five fbi agents in kansas city the bureau target john dillinger as one of the men to hunt down. But it came to a bloody end in 1934 when the fbi gunned him down. It stars warren oates as dillinger, ben johnson as his pursuer, fbi agent melvin purvis, and cloris leachman as the lady in red who made it possible for purvis to kill dillinger.
Warren oates full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Memorably acted by warren oates, john dillinger is portrayed as a sadistic, egomaniacal creep, and his antagonist, gman melvin purvis also wellacted by fellow wild buncher ben johnson, as an only. He was the son of sarah alice mercer and bayless earle oates, a general store owner. Warren oates was an american character actor of the 1960s and 1970s and early 1980s whose distinctive style and intensity brought him to offbeat leading roles. Warren oates confessed that he did not make full researches on dillinger during the preparation of the film. Stream free dillinger full movie online on 123movies. The resulting film featuring warren oats as dillinger, richard dreyfus baby face nelson, ben johnson as melvin purvis, michelle phillips, cloris leachman, harry dean stanton round out a terrific cast in this low budget film originally released the leader in exploitation flicks american international. During the great depression, john dillinger warren oates, a ruthless, arrogant criminal, is the most wanted man in america. Warren mercer oates july 5, 1928 april 3, 1982 was an american actor best known for his performances in several films directed by sam peckinpah, including the wild bunch 1969 and bring me the head of alfredo garcia 1974. And if we may believe published reports, his contracts all specify that he be provided with a rare and expensive rifle in addition to his. Dunaway and warren beatty, introduced a new form of violence to the movies. Dillinger movie 1973 warren oates, ben johnson, michelle. Dillinger phones purvis after escaping from prison i always felt that, uh, well, i always felt that we oughtta talk occasionally.
Dillinger 712 movie clip number 36 1973 hd youtube. Dillinger is the film, we may speculate, that john milius was born to make. John milliuss first major feature film smashes fact with fiction about john dillinger. Apr 06, 2012 the warren oates and sam peckinpah relationship was a complicated and ambivalent one full of extremes. I have to say that the best id seen him in a film was the father in the film badlands. This team of mobsters left a path of devastation behind them as they robbed several banks in the midwest. Jul, 20 warren oates stars as john dillinger, whose shortlived career as public enemy no. After writing the script for magnum force, john millius embarked on his first directorial assignment on the depression era bank robber. His violent life of crime made headline news in the thirties, an he robbed banks across the midwest. Waiting for him to break federal law they sort out. Every original show and movie coming to the warnermedia streaming service. Along with his gang, which includes the likes of baby face nelson richard dreyfuss and pretty boy floyd steve kanaly, he robs midwestern banks and leaves a trail of devastation in his path.
With warren oates, ben johnson, michelle phillips, cloris leachman. Several members of dillinger s gang, most notably lester baby face nelson richard dreyfuss, harry pierpont geoffrey lewis, john dillinger warren oates, charley makley, homer van meter harry dean stanton, tommy carroll jerry summers, and reed youngblood frank mcrae fire the thompson m1921 with either drum or box magazines. John dillinger has appeared many times as a film character, beginning with lawrence tierneys performance in dillinger 1945 and continuing through the years with, among other actors, nick adams, robert conrad, mark harmon, ralph meeker and more recently johnny depp in public enemies 2009. With mark harmon, sherilyn fenn, will patton, bruce abbott. Dillinger 1973 internet movie firearms database guns.
Jul 15, 20 warren oates stars as john dillinger, whose shortlived career as public enemy no. Find movie and film cast and crew information for dillinger 1973 john milius on allmovie. John milius film stars warren oates and ben johnson, who had previously. Although warren oates makes one charismatic dillinger in the title role of this film, the story concentrates as much on melvin purvis the gman that got him, played here by ben johnson. Dillinger 1973 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Memorably acted by warren oates, john dillinger is portrayed as a sadistic, egomaniacal creep, and his antagonist, gman melvin purvis also wellacted by fellow wild buncher ben johnson, as an only slightly more sympathetic, vengeanceobsessed prig. Milius is the hot young screenwriter whose credits to date include jeremiah johnson and the life and times of judge roy bean. Dillinger trailer directed by john milius and starring warren oates, ben johnson, harry dean stanton, geoffrey lewis, john p. The life of american public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934. Dillinger is one movie excreted by american international pictures aip, that comes with a description of the movie is the life of american public enemy number one who was shot by the police in 1934. Saying dillinger is better than bonnie and clyde which it sedulously rips. As in this biopics 1945 predecessor, the life of john dillinger is highly fictionalized in this film which includes appearances by the gangsters warren oates.
As in this biopics 1945 predecessor, the life of john dillinger is highly fictionalized in this film which includes appearances by the gangsters warren oates compadresbaby face nelson. John dillingers lawrence tierney crime spree ends in 1934 when the lady in red anne jeffreys shows the fbi where he is. One of his most powerful performances was as officer sam wood in 1967s in the heat of the night. Warren oates was born and reared in depoy, a tiny rural community in muhlenberg county, kentucky, located just a few miles west of greenville, the county seat. And if we may believe published reports, his contracts all specify that he be provided with a rare and expensive rifle in addition to his salary. The warren oates and sam peckinpah relationship was a complicated and ambivalent one full of extremes. Dillinger 1012 movie clip pretty boy floyd 1973 hd. Dillinger 1973, warren oates, harry dean stanton youtube. The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of american bank robber john dillinger during the 1930s.
Jan 14, 2009 carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. A folk hero of sorts, dillinger was caught in a whirl of machine guns, fast cars and beautiful women. Carson cant keep up with rodney dangerfields nonstop oneliners 1974 duration. Oates was born in depoy, a very small kentucky town. Evelyn billie frechette met john dillinger in october 1933, and they began a relationship on november 20. John dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the midwest, but one gman is determined to bring him down. The movie dillinger tells the story of the famous and destructive life of john dillinger and his gang of criminals including baby face nelson and pretty boy floyd. In several scenes, dillinger and floyd dualwield them. But melvin purvis ben johnson, an unrelenting federal agent, is. This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1973 movies 1973. After dillingers death, billie was offered money for her story and wrote a memoir for the. Bank robbers john dillinger warren oates, homer van meter harry dean stanton, pretty boy floyd steve kanaly, harry pierpont geoffrey lewis, and eddie the getaway driver john martino use star model b pistols, standing in for the m1911a1.
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