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Public Enemies

- America's Most Wanted.

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.

Release Date : 2009-07-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Universal PicturesRelativity MediaForward PassMisher Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Dillinger

Original Name : Johnny Depp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Melvin Purvis

Original Name : Christian Bale

Gender : Male

Character Name : Billie Frechette

Original Name : Marion Cotillard

Gender : Female

Character Name : 'Red' Hamilton

Original Name : Jason Clarke

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Carter Baum

Original Name : Rory Cochrane

Gender : Male

Character Name : J. Edgar Hoover

Original Name : Billy Crudup

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homer Van Meter

Original Name : Stephen Dorff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Winstead

Original Name : Stephen Lang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phil D'Andrea

Original Name : John Ortiz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alvin Karpis

Original Name : Giovanni Ribisi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry 'Pete' Pierpont

Original Name : David Wenham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martin Zarkovich

Original Name : John Michael Bolger

Gender : Male

Character Name : Frank Nitti

Original Name : Bill Camp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gerry Campbell

Original Name : Matt Craven

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clarence Hurt

Original Name : Don Frye

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charles Makley

Original Name : Christian Stolte

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tommy Carroll

Original Name : Spencer Garrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Louis Piquett

Original Name : Peter Gerety

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent John Madala

Original Name : Shawn Hatosy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Baby Face Nelson

Original Name : Stephen Graham

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Hugh Clegg

Original Name : John Hoogenakker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Sage

Original Name : Branka Katić

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gilbert Catena

Original Name : Domenick Lombardozzi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anna Patzke

Original Name : Emilie de Ravin

Gender : Female

Character Name : Polly Hamilton

Original Name : Leelee Sobieski

Gender : Female

Character Name : Warden Baker

Original Name : David Warshofsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carol Slayman

Original Name : Carey Mulligan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Pretty Boy Floyd

Original Name : Channing Tatum

Gender : Male

Character Name : Turnkey

Original Name : John Judd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ed Shouse

Original Name : Michael Vieau

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard Dainard

Original Name : John Kishline

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walter Dietrich

Original Name : James Russo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim Leslie

Original Name : Wesley Walker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Earl Adams

Original Name : John Scherp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Viola Norris

Original Name : Elena Kenney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Toddler on Farm

Original Name : William Nero Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Warren Barton

Original Name : Madison Dirks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Chief Fultz

Original Name : Len Bajenski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sport

Original Name : Adam Clark

Gender : Male

Character Name : Oscar Lieboldt

Original Name : Andrzej Krukowski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Berman

Original Name : Casey Siemaszko

Gender : Male

Character Name : Grover Weyland

Original Name : Peter DeFaria

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tellers

Original Name : Jonathan Macchi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Angry Cop

Original Name : Jeff Shannon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer

Original Name : Michael Sassone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Chester Boyard

Original Name : Brian Connelly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator McKellar

Original Name : Ed Bruce

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Suydam

Original Name : Geoffrey Cantor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Clyde Tolson

Original Name : Chandler Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoover Reporter #1

Original Name : Robert Brooks Hollingsworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoover Reporter #2

Original Name : David Paul Innes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoover Reporter #3

Original Name : Joe Carlson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hoover Reporter #4

Original Name : Ben Mac Brown

Gender : Male

Character Name : Torch Singer

Original Name : Diana Krall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Doorman at Gold Coast

Original Name : Duane Sharp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Sam Cowley

Original Name : Richard Short

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Julius Rice

Original Name : Randy Ryan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent William Rorer

Original Name : Kurt Naebig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Harold Reinecke

Original Name : Adam Mucci

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doris Rogers

Original Name : Rebecca Spence

Gender : Female

Character Name : May Minczeles

Original Name : Danni Simon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Customer at Steuben Club

Original Name : Don Harvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Helen Gillis

Original Name : Shanyn Leigh

Gender : Female

Character Name : Porter at Union Station

Original Name : Laurence Mason

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cop Eyman

Original Name : Randy Steinmeyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy

Original Name : Kris Wolff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sheriff Lillian Holley

Original Name : Lili Taylor

Gender : Female

Character Name : Reporter #1

Original Name : Donald G. Asher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #2

Original Name : Andrew C. Steele

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter #3

Original Name : Philip M. Potempa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Photographer

Original Name : Brian McConkey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Robert Estill

Original Name : Alan Wilder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Herbert Youngblood

Original Name : Michael Bentt

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Murray

Original Name : John Lister

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sam Cahoon

Original Name : Jim Carrane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Guard Bryant

Original Name : Joseph Mazurk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Deputy Blunk

Original Name : John Fenner Mays

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edward Saager

Original Name : Rick Uecker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter

Original Name : Craig Spidle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other Jr. G-Man

Original Name : Jason T. Arnold

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other Jr. G-Man

Original Name : Andrew Blair

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Berg

Original Name : Mark Vallarta

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jacob Solomon

Original Name : Daniel Maldonado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joe Pawlowski

Original Name : Sean A. Rosales

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emil Wanatka

Original Name : Stephen Spencer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : Patrick Zielinski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Ray Suran

Original Name : Gareth Saxe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Ralph Brown

Original Name : Guy Van Swearingen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy Probasco

Original Name : Jeff Still

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freddie Barker

Original Name : Lance Baker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doc Barker

Original Name : Steve Key

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain O'Neill

Original Name : Jerry Goff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Special Agent

Original Name : David Carde

Gender : Male

Character Name : Special Agent

Original Name : Aaron Roman Weiner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Agent Sopsic

Original Name : Keith Kupferer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other East Chicago Cop

Original Name : Turk Muller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Other East Chicago Cop

Original Name : Tim Grimm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Irene the Ticket Taker

Original Name : Martie Sanders

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ella Natasky

Original Name : Robyn LeAnn Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prisoner (uncredited)

Original Name : Jordan Lawson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Coat Check Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Angelina Lyubomirova

Gender : Male

Character Name : FBI Agent (uncredited)

Original Name : Joel Thingvall

Gender : Male

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

@FilipeManuelNeto

2024-06-02

**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 made a spectacular escape, using a fake pistol made from a bar of soap or wood. His escape, the notoriety he had already acquired and the interstate nature of his crimes led to the involvement of the recently founded FBI. Meanwhile, Dillinger formed a second group of criminals which included the equally famous “Baby-Face” Nelson, and resumed his robberies, while trying to elude the authorities. Months later, and after almost being arrested on several occasions, he was betrayed and denounced, and murdered outside a cinema. The film is quite good. It is faithful enough to the events and to Dillinger's life, but mixes things up a bit, changing the order of events in order to increase dramatic tension (for example, the death of “Pretty Boy” Floyd is shown well before Dillinger's death , but it happened months later, in a corn field). Furthermore, the film exaggerates things. However, these are concessions that I accept because the film, in addition to being a fictional piece, is reasonably respectful of historical facts. I don't accept the poorly explanatory narrative so easily: anyone who doesn't know Dillinger and his life well will have some difficulty following the film. This may help to understand why this film was a failure outside the US, where John Dillinger is little known. Michael Mann is a very competent director, thorough and respectful of the past. We saw these characteristics in “Last of the Mohicans” and “Collateral”, among other quality films. The director does a very good job in this film, which follows well the adventures of the criminal's life and his tricks to elude the police. The cinematography is magnificent and makes wonderful use of light and color, especially in scenes filmed at night, and the filming locations, props, vehicles, costumes and sets are convincing and quite realistic. The film's biggest flaw, for me, is the dispassionate way it approaches everything. Considering that the protagonist is an outlaw and that nothing he did was acceptable, having managed to like him would have been a bonus. In fact, what stood out to me the most was the extremely thin line that separated the agents of the law and the criminals they pursued: think about it, Dillinger was not detained to be present at a trial, he was executed in a public square and surrounded by hundreds of people who could have been injured if things had gone out of control. Who is hero or villain? The waters are murky, in the film as in life itself. All I can do is talk about the cast, which is confidently led by Johnny Depp, an actor who has a special talent for complicated and unusual characters, and who gives us a very competent interpretation. Christian Bale, another talented actor for impactful characters, played the federal agent in charge of arresting Dillinger, and he is extraordinary in his effort. Marion Cotillard does what she can in the role of Dillinger's girlfriend, but the truth is that the film did not need any attempt at romance, even though the character was necessary to understand the life of the heartthrob criminal, and that's why she doesn't add much to the product. Final. There are also notable additions to the cast, including Stephen Graham, David Wenham and James Russo.