Dillinger_(1991_film)

<i>Dillinger</i> (1991 film)

Dillinger (1991 film)

1991 television film directed by Rupert Wainwright

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.

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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.[1]

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.[2]

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."[3]

Cast

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References

  1. [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. [2]
    John O`Brien and Ed Baumann, "'Dillinger' Goes Hollywood ... Er, Milwaukee", Chicago Tribune, January 06, 1991.
  3. [3]
    Ken Tucker, "Dillinger" (review), Entertainment Weekly, December 21, 1990.


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