'

Machine Gun McCain

Play trailer

Machine Gun McCain

PG

1969

1h 34m

Crime

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

80%

Tomatometer

5 Reviews

38%

Popcornmeter

250+ Ratings

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.

Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

An interesting but nasty emblem of its time, starring John Cassavetes as an utterly mercenary criminal who tangles with the mob.

Rated: 2.5/5

Apr 19, 2021

Full Review

Matthew Sorrento

Bright Lights Film Journal

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

Rated: 6.5/10

Nov 16, 2010

Full Review

Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

(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.

Sep 4, 2010

Full Review

James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

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

Rated: 3/4

Aug 24, 2010

Full Review

Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

A noteworthy exploitation gangster B-film shot by an Italian crew in Las Vegas.

Rated: B

Jun 16, 2008

Full Review

Read all reviews

Jesse D

Love the 1970s atmosphere but the plot was weak and the ending dull and predictable . The low ratings on this were accurate.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/21

Full Review

delysid d

this is a great gangster movie

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/10/18

Full Review

Audience Member

John Cassavetes is great in this solid gangster flick featuring an all-star European cast.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Solid, dramatic shoot em up.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/20/23

Full Review

Audience Member

also not cassavetes' best.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

Full Review

Audience Member

Cassavettes stars as the titular character, freed from prison early for use in a convoluted heist. He finds himself less interested in the job that everyone else has planned for him and more in his own agenda, building into some nicely done violence in the final reel. Co-starring a young Peter Falk and the always watchable Britt Ekland, this one is well worth a look. Rent that mother.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Giuliano Montaldo

Director

John Cassavetes

Hank McCain

Britt Ekland

Irene Tucker

Peter Falk

Charlie Adamo

Gabriele Ferzetti

Don Francesco DeMarco

Salvo Randone

Don Salvatore

The Seven-Ups

73%

68%

The Seven-Ups

Watchlist

The Spanish Prisoner

89%

80%

The Spanish Prisoner

Watchlist

The Outfit

80%

74%

The Outfit

Watchlist

Bob the Gambler

97%

90%

Bob the Gambler

Watchlist

Shamus

29%

38%

Shamus

Watchlist

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

View more photos

Synopsis

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.

Director: Giuliano Montaldo
Producer: Marco Vicario, Bino Cicogna
Production Co: Euro International Film (EIA) S.p.A., Euroatlantica
Rating: PG
Genre: Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Runtime: 1h 34m

Most Popular at Home Now