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Jul 1, 2009 · IMDb rating, cast, crew, reviews, trivia, and more for the action biography crime film Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann and starring Christian Bale and Johnny Depp. The film depicts the FBI's manhunt for notorious American gangster John Dillinger and his associates in the 1930s.
- Michael Mann
- 3 min
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 .
- $80–100 million
- Michael Mann, Kevin Misher
A film about the notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd in the 1930s, and the FBI agent who pursued them. See the summaries, synopsis, and cast of this historical crime drama.
Jul 1, 2009 · Based on a true story, the film follows the cat-and-mouse game between bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) in the 1930s. Critics praise the film's technical prowess and performances, but some find it lacking in drama and emotion.
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- Michael Mann
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- Johnny Depp
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Jun 29, 2009 · Roger Ebert praises Michael Mann's "Public Enemies" for its realistic and disciplined portrayal of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger and his nemesis Melvin Purvis. He contrasts the film's refusal to sentimentalize or mythologize the characters with the way we depend on myth to soften our outlaws.
Find out who starred in the 2009 crime film directed by Michael Mann, based on the book by Bryan Burrough. See the full cast and crew list, including Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, and more.
