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Jul 1, 2009 · Public Enemies: Directed by Michael Mann. With Christian Bale, Christian Stolte, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp. The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
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- Action, Biography, Crime
- Michael Mann
- 2009-07-01
Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime drama film directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's 2004 non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34.
One agent, Warren Barton, is gunned down by trigger-happy Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham), who then escapes after a shootout. The next day, Dillinger, Pierpont and Makley walk into another bank, wearing overcoats to hide their guns.
Jul 1, 2009 · “Public Enemies” is rated R (Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Bloody gun violence. Public Enemies. Opens on Wednesday nationwide.
- Michael Mann
Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger's charm and audacity endear him to much of America's downtrodden public, but he's also a thorn in the side of J. Edgar Hoover and the fledgling FBI.
But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang—later including the sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi)—thrilled many, Hoover (Billy Crudup) hit on the idea of exploiting the outlaw's capture as a way to elevate his Bureau of Investigation into the national police force that became the FBI.
Forced to join forces with the hot-tempered "Baby Face" Nelson (Stephen Graham) and an ill-fated rendezvous with Frechette leads to her capture and incarceration. As nearly any history buff knows, Dillinger's downfall comes after the betrayal of longtime confidante Anna "The Lady in Red" Sage on July 21, 1934 outside Chicago's Biograph Theatre.
