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Dillinger
Genre	Action Biography Crime Drama History
Written by	Paul F. Edwards
Directed by	Rupert Wainwright
Starring	Mark Harmon Sherilyn Fenn Will Patton Bruce Abbott
Theme music composer	David McHugh
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	David L. Wolper
Producer	Mark Wolper
Production locations	East Troy, Wisconsin Mequon, Wisconsin (Shoot out at Little Bohemia Restaurant) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Cinematography	Donald M. Morgan
Editor	Stanford C. Allen
Running time	90 minutes
Production companies	David L. Wolper Productions Warner Bros. Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 6, 1991 (1991-01-06)

Dillinger is a 1991 television film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Mark Harmon as John Dillinger. It was first broadcast as The ABC Sunday Night Movie for January 6, 1991.

Plot

The film is based on the actual events of the pursuit of American bank robber John Dillinger during the 1930s.

Reception

Variety gave the film a mixed review, complimenting the direction and this historical look while taking note of factual errors and questioning the somewhat positive portrayal of Dillinger.

The Chicago Tribune praised Mark Harmon's "steamy portrayal", but also took note of factual inaccuracies and particularly disliked the fact that the movie was shot in Milwaukee, standing in for Chicago, even though historical locations such as the Biograph Theater were still available in Chicago.

Entertainment Weekly strongly disliked the film, giving it a "D" grade and criticizing it as "slow and aimless" and Harmon as "the stiffest sexiest-man-alive imaginable."

Cast

References

1. "Dillinger" (review), Variety, January 4, 1991, reprinted in Prouty, ed. (1994). Variety TV REV 1991-92 17. Taylor & Francis. pp. 16–17. ISBN 978-0-8240-3796-3.
2. John O`Brien and Ed Baumann, "'Dillinger' Goes Hollywood ... Er, Milwaukee", Chicago Tribune, January 06, 1991.
3. Ken Tucker, "Dillinger" (review), Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1990.

External links

• Dillinger at IMDb
• Dillinger at AllMovie

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