Public Enemies (2009)
America's most wanted.
Director: Michael Mann · Writers: Ann Biderman, Ronan Bennett, 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. Desperate to capture the elusive outlaw, Hoover makes Dillinger his first Public Enemy Number One and assigns his top agent, Melvin Purvis, the task of bringing him in dead or alive.
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Trailer
Director
Michael Mann
Cast
Johnny Depp
John Dillinger 
Christian Bale
Melvin Purvis 
Marion Cotillard
Billie Frechette 
Jason Clarke
'Red' Hamilton 
Rory Cochrane
Agent Carter Baum 
Billy Crudup
J. Edgar Hoover 
Stephen Dorff
Homer Van Meter 
Stephen Lang
Charles Winstead 
John Ortiz
Phil D'Andrea 
Giovanni Ribisi
Alvin Karpis 
David Wenham
Harry 'Pete' Pierpont 
John Michael Bolger
Martin Zarkovich User Reviews (1)
**Dillinger, an iconic bandit in a respectful and well-made film.** There is no shortage of quality films about Prohibition and the many notable criminals of this era in American history: Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and others form a kind of “golden age” of organized crime. John Dillinger is among them, occupying a top place on the list of great criminals of this era. After a rebellious and delinquent youth, Dillinger deserted the Navy and ended up being sentenced to almost twenty years in prison after a grocery store robbery. The sentence was considered excessively heavy and left Dillinger resentful. From then on, he made the Indiana State Penitentiary his school of crime until he was released in 1933. With his freedom, he formed his first gang and began the bank robberies that made him famous. In 1934, he was arrested in Arizona and sent to Crown Point, Indiana, from where he mad…
