Jagd auf Dillinger

Originaltitel: Dillinger

1973
12
1 Std. 47 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

6008

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Ben Johnson, Warren Oates, and Michelle Phillips in Jagd auf Dillinger (1973)

John Dillinger and his gang go on a bank robbing spree across the Midwest, but one G-Man is determined to bring him down.

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Dark Comedy True Crime Action Biography Crime Drama

John Dillinger und seine Bande begeben sich auf einen Bankraub im Mittleren Westen.John Dillinger und seine Bande begeben sich auf einen Bankraub im Mittleren Westen.John Dillinger und seine Bande begeben sich auf einen Bankraub im Mittleren Westen.

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,9/10

6008

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Mary
(Nicht genannt)

David Dorr

Leroy
(Nicht genannt)

Roland Bob Harris

Ed Fulton
(Nicht genannt)

George O. Heath

John Dillinger, Sr.
(Nicht genannt)

J. Edgar Hoover

Self (post-end credits speech)
(Synchronisation)
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
J. Edgar Hoover protested this film being made and demanded that changes be made to the script to depict the FBI in a better light (see below). Shortly before his death he recorded a disclaimer to the film; it can be heard (spoken by an imitation voice) after the closing credits. The film depicts John Dillinger being shot outside the Biograph after he pulls his gun; in fact, Dillinger never pulled a gun that night. The FBI decided they were going to kill Dillinger rather than attempt to take him alive; they announced their presence, he turned to run, and was shot six times in the back.

Patzer
Notes at the end of the movie claim that Melvin Purvis shot himself with the gun he killed John Dillinger with. In fact, the gun used to self-inflict his fatal wound was given to him by his colleagues at the FBI when he retired in 1935, the year after Dillinger was shot.

Zitate
[repeated line]
Homer Van Meter: Goddamit! Things ain't workin' out for me today!

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.

Alternative Versionen
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).

Verbindungen
Featured in Breakaway (1990)

Soundtracks
The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung during the opening credits

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Warren Mania

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.