The Outfit
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.
Plot
A pair of hitmen (one dressed as a priest) drive to Eddie Macklin's house and kill him as he builds a brick wall in his backyard. Eddie's brother Earl is released from prison in Illinois after a 27-month term for carrying a concealed weapon. His girlfriend Bett picks him up and takes him to a motel. She informs Earl of his brother's execution by the Outfit. Earl realises that the motel stay is a setup, and when one of the hitmen who killed his brother bursts into the room, Earl ambushes him and tortures him for information.
Cast
- Anita O'Day
- Archie Moore
- Bill McKinney
- Elisha Cook Jr.
- Emile Meyer
- Felice Orlandi
- Francis De Sales
- Henry Jones
- James Bacon
- Jane Greer
- Joanna Cassidy
- Joe Don Baker
- John Steadman
- Karen Black
- Lee de Broux
- Marie Windsor
- Richard Jaeckel
- Robert Duvall
- Robert Ryan
- Roy Jenson
- Roy Roberts
- Sheree North
- Timothy Carey
More details
author | John Flynn |
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director | John Flynn |
editor | Ralph E. Winters |
genre | crime thriller |
keywords | brick wall concealed weapon fire department kill new car poker game shave shoot their way trip wait warn |
musicBy | Jerry Fielding |
producer | Carter DeHaven |
publisher | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
theme | neo-noir |