The Outfit (1973 film)

The Outfit
Theatrical poster
Directed byJohn Flynn
Screenplay by
Based onThe Outfit
1963 novel
by Richard Stark
Produced byCarter De Haven
Starring
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited byRalph E. Winters
Music byJerry Fielding
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 19, 1973 (1973-10-19)
Running time
103 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Outfit is a 1973 American neo-noir[2] crime film directed by John Flynn.[3] 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. It features a character modeled on Stark's fictional character Parker, who was introduced in The Hunter (1962).

  1. ^ Tarantino, Quentin. Cinema Speculation (First ed.). Harper. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-06-311258-2.
  2. ^ Silver, Alain; Ward, Elizabeth, eds. (1992). Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style (3rd ed.). Woodstock, New York: The Overlook Press. ISBN 0-87951-479-5.
  3. ^ "The Outfit". Variety. October 24, 1973. p. 16 – via Variety Film Reviews.