The Outfit (1973)

MGM
Directed by John Flynn
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)

Robert Duvall and pal Joe Don Baker attempt to shake down the syndicate for the murder of Duvall's brother. Duvall is a recently released con doing time for bank robbery. He's smart, confident and tough. He robs the syndicate's neighborhood booking joints and makes a killing in cash. The top man, played excellently by Robert Ryan, at first capitulates to Duvall's demand for a quarter of a million to leave him alone, but he won't go down that easily. Duvall and Baker continue to rob and steal, but driven by revenge Duvall's eyes are on the big prize. Excellent supporting work by Karen Black as Duvall's girlfriend and Timothy Carey as a hoodlum.