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The Grissom Gang

The Grissom Gang

Crime · Drama · Thriller · 1971

Violent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.

Movie details

The Grissom Gang

“The psychotic killer, the young heiress...the kidnapping that becomes a love story.”

1971 Crime · Drama · Thriller 2h 8m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

Violent crime caper set in 1930s Kansas in which a gang kidnap an heiress and attempt to recover a ransom. However, the scheme is jeopardised when the leader falls in love with their beautiful captive.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Grissom Gang?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Robert Aldrich

Written by

Leon Griffiths

Kim Darby

Kim Darby

Barbara Blandish

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Slim Grissom

Tony Musante

Tony Musante

Eddie Hagan

Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing

Dave Fenner

Connie Stevens

Connie Stevens

Anna Borg

Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

John P. Blandish

Ralph Waite

Ralph Waite

Mace

Court is in session

Put The Grissom Gang on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.