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Machine Gun McCain

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Movie Info

California mobster Charlie Adamo (Peter Falk) pulls strings to get his old lieutenant, Hank McCain (John Cassavetes), out of the prison where he's spent 12 years for armed robbery. McCain's son, Jack (Pierluigi Apra), who took his place in Adamo's organization, sets up a heist at a Las Vegas casino that Adamo tries to stop when he learns a rival mob boss runs the joint. Pulling the casino job with the help of his newfound love, Irene (Britt Ekland), Jack has to outrun his Mafia pursuers.

Rating:

PG
Genre:

drama, crime
Original Language:

English
Director:

Giuliano Montaldo
Producer:

Marco Vicario, Bino Cicogna
Release Date (Streaming):

Aug 10, 2016
Runtime:

1h 34m
Production Co:

Euro International Film (EIA) S.p.A., Euroatlantica

Cast & Crew

John Cassavetes
Hank McCain

Britt Ekland
Irene Tucker

Peter Falk
Charlie Adamo

Gabriele Ferzetti
Don Francesco DeMarco

Salvo Randone
Don Salvatore

Pierluigi Apra
Jack McCain

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Critic Reviews for Machine Gun McCain

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[A] minor, worthy entry [...] Cassavetes, like Gene Hackman, had access to a reserve of energy.

November 16, 2010 | Rating: 6.5/10 | Full Review…

Matthew Sorrento
Bright Lights Film Journal
(T)his Italian-American crime movie cocktail has some great flavors in the mix, thanks to Cassavetes and to the unraveling chaos that director Montaldo follows to the bitter end.

September 4, 2010 | Full Review…

Sean Axmaker
Stream on Demand
an absorbing mixture of dramatic pathos and criminal intrigue, one of those rare gems of late-1960s international filmmaking that is all but unthinkable today

August 24, 2010 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk
A noteworthy exploitation gangster B-film shot by an Italian crew in Las Vegas.

June 16, 2008 | Rating: B | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
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Audience Reviews for Machine Gun McCain

Aug 23, 2011

Okay but ultimately pointless foreign lensed actioner. The great Gena Rowlands is in and out of this in under fifteen minutes and still manages to be the best thing in it by far. Peter Falk is similarly underutilized. They and Cassavetes must have signed on to this to get money for one of his independent directoral efforts. Britt Ekland is beautiful but given little to do. If you favor heist movies this is an acceptable time passer but nothing more.

jay n Super Reviewer
Jun 15, 2010

like an odd combination of other films that came before it. there were a lot of things about this that didn't work, but it was enjoyable and the morricone score is one of his best.

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