Character Relationships in Dillinger

John Dillinger (played by Warren Oates) is a protagonist in Dillinger. The central protagonist, a boastful bank robber during the Great Depression. He leads a criminal gang, escapes Crown Point prison using a carved soap gun, and commits federal crimes by driving a stolen car across state lines. Ultimately betrayed by Anna Sage and gunned down by Melvin Purvis outside the Biograph Theater. Melvin Purvis (played by Ben Johnson) is a protagonist in Dillinger. FBI field office chief driven by personal vengeance to hunt down Dillinger and his gang. He employs extralegal measures, orchestrates the Little Bohemia lodge raid, negotiates with Anna Sage for Dillinger's capture, and personally shoots Dillinger outside the theater. Later commits suicide after retirement. Billie Frechette (played by Michelle Phillips) appears in Dillinger. A woman Dillinger meets at a bar who initially does not recognize him. She becomes his lover and accompanies him and his gang on their criminal exploits. According to the epilogue, she eventually dies penniless. Anna Sage (played by Cloris Leachman) appears in Dillinger. A Chicago brothel owner who becomes entangled with Dillinger. Purvis promises to protect her from deportation if she helps identify the gangster. She assists in tracking Dillinger to the Biograph Theater, leading to his death, but is ultimately deported to Romania despite Purvis's promise. Homer Van Meter (played by Harry Dean Stanton) appears in Dillinger. One of Dillinger's early gang members. After the chaotic shootout at the Little Bohemia lodge, he is hunted down and summarily killed by federal agents or local vigilantes. Reed Youngblood (played by Frank McRae) appears in Dillinger. Harry Pierpont (played by Geoffrey Lewis) appears in Dillinger. An early accomplice of Dillinger. Following the dispersal after the Little Bohemia lodge raid, he is tracked down and killed by law enforcement or vigilantes.

Character Relationship Map: Dillinger

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Story Analysis

A gritty chronicle of America's most notorious bank robber and the relentless FBI agent determined to bring him down.

Plot Progression

  1. Rise of the Outlaw
  2. The Soap Gun Escape
  3. Blood at Little Bohemia
  4. The Biograph Trap

Directed by John Milius

Dillinger (1973) · 6.6/10 · action, crime, drama