Summary:
This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night.
| Runtime: | 140 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for gangster violence and some language. |
| Production: | Appian Way |
| Genres: | Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, Romance, Crime |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 8, 2009 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Mann | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Ann Biderman | Screenplay |
| Bryan Burrough | Book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave And The Birth Of The FBI, 1933-34" |
| Michael Mann | Screenplay |
| Ronan Bennett | Screenplay |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Christian Bale | Melvin Purvis |
| Johnny Depp | John Dillinger |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Channing Tatum | Pretty Boy Floyd |
| Christian Stolte | Charles Makley |
| David Wenham | Harry 'Pete' Pierpont |
| Elena Kenney | Viola Norris |
| James Russo | Walter Dietrich |
| Jason Clarke | John 'Red' Hamilton |
| John Judd | Turnkey |
| John Kishline | Guard Dainard |
| John Scherp | Earl Adams |
| Marion Cotillard | Billie Frechette |
| Michael Vieau | Ed Shouse |
| Stephen Dorff | Homer Van Meter |
| Wesley Walker | Jim Leslie |
| William Nero Jr. | Farm Boy |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Bryan H. Carroll | Co-Producer |
| G. Mac Brown | Executive Producer |
| Gusmano Cesaretti | Co-Producer |
| Jane Rosenthal | Executive Producer |
| Kevin De La Noy | Co-Producer |
| Kevin Misher | Producer |
| Maria Norman | Associate Producer |
| Michael Mann | Producer |
| Robert De Niro | Executive Producer |
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