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The Outfit is a 1973 American neo-noir crime film directed by John Flynn. It stars Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker and Robert Ryan. Flynn's screenplay is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Richard Stark, pseudonym of Donald E. Westlake.
Feb 9, 1974 · The Outfit: Directed by John Flynn. With Robert Duvall, Karen Black, Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan. Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
- (4.9K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- John Flynn
- 1974-02-09
“The Outfit” is a classy action picture, very well directed and acted, about a gangster’s revenge on the mob for the death of his brother. An outline of the plot would make it sound pretty routine, but what makes the picture superior is its richness of detail.
Here's the pitch: a grimy, nails in your breakfast cereal, totally downbeat revamp of 1940s crime-noir and 70s existentialism. John Flynn is a firm and guiding hand with this excellent ensemble cast, from Robert Duvall to Karen Black to Joe Don Baker, Robert Ryan, and more.
- (5.4K)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- John Flynn
Jul 28, 2006 · After robbing a mob-controlled gambling den, two brothers incur the unforgiving anger of gangsters. At a horse auction, high-roller Mailer (Robert Ryan, in his last movie), with wife Rita (Joanna Cassidy), meets Eddie (Robert Duvall) who's pressing for a payoff, in John Flynn's , 1973.
- John Flynn
- Robert Duvall
When petty crook Earl Macklin (Robert Duvall) is released from prison to find that his brother was murdered over a botched bank heist, he has one thing on his mind -- revenge.
- (5)
- Crime, Drama
- PG
When two brothers, one an ex-convict, rob a bank unaware that it isowned by the syndicate, the ex-con, demands $250,000 from the crimefamily to avenge his brother's death. 307 IMDb 7.0 1 h 42 min 1973. X-Ray PG. Drama · Suspense · Compelling · Dark. Available to rent or buy.
