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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.
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
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From award-winning director Michael Mann (Heat, Collateral) comes the film inspired by one of the country's most captivating and infamous outlaws –– John Dillinger. Johnny Depp (Pirates of the ...
In 1933, in the fourth year of the Great Depression, bank robber John Dillinger challenges the law with his gang and is considered Public Enemy #1. J. Edgar Hoover goes to the Congress asking for financial support to the agency and assigns the Agent Melvin Purvis responsible for Chicago area.
Jun 29, 2009 · Roger Ebert praises Michael Mann's disciplined and realistic film about John Dillinger, the notorious bank robber of the 1930s. He admires Johnny Depp's and Christian Bale's performances, but questions the film's lack of closure and myth-making.
Overview. 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.
