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19/10/1973 Crime, Drama 1h 43m
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Nobody plays rougher than The Outfit...

Overview

A two-bit criminal takes on the Mafia to avenge his brother's death. Earl Macklin is a small time criminal who is released from prison after an unsuccessful bank robbery only to discover that a pair of gunmen killed his brother.

  1. John Flynn

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Robert Duvall

    Earl Macklin

  2. Karen Black

    Bett Harrow

  3. Joe Don Baker

    Jack Cody

  4. Robert Ryan

    Mailer

  5. Timothy Carey

    Jake Menner

  6. Richard Jaeckel

    Kimmie Cherney

  7. Sheree North

    Buck's Wife

  8. Felice Orlandi

    Frank Orlandi

  9. Marie Windsor

    Madge Coyle

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2017-11-04
The Independent.

The Outfit is directed by John Flynn and Flynn adapts the screenplay from the novel written by Richard Stark (AKA: Donald E. Westlake). It stars Robert Duvall, Joe Don Baker, Karen Black and Robert Ryan. Music is by Jerry Fielding and cinematography by Bruce Surtees.

It arguably took a further decade to pass before the 1970s would be revealed as a superb decade for neo-noir. For where the 60s purveyors cribbed close to the stylistics of the 40s and 50s, the 70s operators often saw a shift in emphasis on noir plotting over stylistics, using their own ideas on style to bef...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

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