# Dillinger (1973)

> A brutal, episodic portrait of John Dillinger's violent rise from escaped prisoner to America's most wanted bank robber.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17102

## Facts

- Runtime: 107 min
- Genres: Crime, Drama
- Director: John Milius
- Cast: Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Geoffrey Lewis, John P. Ryan, Richard Dreyfuss
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069976/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: violent, tough, bleak, crime movie night, 1970s film retrospective

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