Nobody plays rougher than The Outfit...
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.
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Classical in form, resolved, grave and plot-driven.
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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“Is Robert Duvall the best thing in The Outfit?”
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“Is the revenge satisfying?”
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Cast
- Robert DuvallEarl Macklin
- Karen BlackBett Harrow
- Joe Don BakerJack Cody
- Robert RyanMailer
- Timothy CareyJake Menner
- Richard JaeckelKimmie Cherney
- Sheree NorthBuck's Wife
- Felice OrlandiFrank Orlandi
- Marie WindsorMadge Coyle
- Jane GreerAlma Macklin
Crew
- John FlynnDirector
- John FlynnWriter
- Donald E. WestlakeNovel
- Bruce SurteesDirector of Photography
- Jerry FieldingOriginal Music Composer
- Ralph E. WintersEditor
- Carter DeHavenProducer
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