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The Grissom Gang

Play trailer Poster for The Grissom Gang R,  1971,  2h 7m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 46% 13 Reviews Tomatometer 69% 100+ Ratings Popcornmeter
46% Tomatometer 13 Reviews 69% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
Ma Grissom (Irene Dailey) and son Slim (Scott Wilson) kidnap an heiress (Kim Darby) in 1930s Kansas City.

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Derek Malcolm Guardian Mar 19, 2020
It is an exercise in a vacuum which gets no orchids from me. Go to Full Review
Tom Milne Financial Times Mar 19, 2020
The Grissom Gang is quite bright enough in its own right to warrant a visit from anyone still nostalgic tor the classic film icons of Prohibition America. Go to Full Review
Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Oct 23, 2004
2.5/4
When the movie's over, you can't exactly say what it's meant to you. Go to Full Review
Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com Aug 14, 2020
3/5
Strong performances and the heightened psychosexual undertones of the novel's text makes this a much grittier example of the Lima Syndrome which is at the crux of the film's narrative. Go to Full Review
Dilys Powell Sunday Times (UK) Mar 19, 2020
The Grissom Gang has a kind of moral squalor. It is alien from the simple violence of the old gangster cinema, alien, too. Go to Full Review
John Mahoney Los Angeles Free Press Jan 10, 2020
It is moving, but not enough, not nearly enough to excuse the film or our enjoyment of the wanton slaughter to which the film has made us a participant. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Robert Aldrich

Director

Kim Darby

Barbara Blandish

Scott Wilson

Slim Grissom

Irene Dailey

Gladys `'Ma'` Grissom

Tony Musante

Eddie Hagan

Robert Lansing

Dave Fenner

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The Grissom Gang

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Movie Info

Synopsis Ma Grissom (Irene Dailey) and son Slim (Scott Wilson) kidnap an heiress (Kim Darby) in 1930s Kansas City.
Director
Robert Aldrich
Producer
Robert Aldrich
Screenwriter
Leon Griffiths
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Runtime
2h 7m
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