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Johnny Depp and Christian Bale emerge from two of the biggest blockbuster series of all time (Pirates of the Caribbean and Batman, respectively) to star in this crime drama from HEAT's Michael Mann. Depp stars as legendary gangster John Dillinger, while Bale plays FBI agent Melvin Purvis.

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ProducerKevin Misher, Michael Mann, Ann Biderman

EAN5050582713282

eBay Product ID (ePID)72546122

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ActorShawn Hatosy, Matt Craven, Christian Bale, Johnny Depp, Stephen Lang, Don Frye, Rory Cochrane, Giovanni Ribisi, Spencer Garrett, Emilie De Ravin, Jason Clarke, Marion Cotillard, John Ortiz, Peter Gerety, Bill Camp, John Michael Bolger, Stephen Dorff, David Wenham, Billy Crudup, Stephen Graham

Film/TV TitlePublic Enemies

DirectorMichael Mann

LanguageEnglish

Subtitle LanguageArabic\Danish\Dutch\English\Finnish\Hungarian\Icelandic\Norwegian\Swedish

Run Time134 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2009

FormatDVD

FeaturesFeature Commentary with Director Michael Mann, Widescreen, With Subtitles

GenreThriller, General

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Number of Discs1

Certificate15

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerElliot Goldenthal

Production DesignerNathan Crowley

Executive ProducerG. Mac Brown, Jane Rosenthal

Additional InformationBased on author Bryan Burrough's ambitious tome 'Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-43', director Michael Mann (HEAT, LAST OF THE MOHICANS) has crafted a sprawling historical crime drama that follows the efforts of top FBI agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale û BATMAN BEGINS, AMERICAN PSYCHO) in capturing notorious bank robber John Dillinger. A folk hero to the American public thanks to his penchant for robbing the banks that many people believed responsible for the Great Depression, charming bandit Dillinger (Johnny Depp û PIRATES OF TEH CARIBBEAN) was virtually unstoppable at the height of his criminal career; no jail could hold him, and his exploits endeared him to the common people while making headlines across the country. J. Edgar Hoover's (Billy Crudup û WATCHMEN, ALMOST FAMOUS) FBI was just coming into formation, and what better way for the ambitious lawman to transform his fledgling Bureau of Investigation into a national police force than to capture the gang that always gets away? Determined to bust Dillinger and his crew, which also included sociopathic Baby Face Nelson (Stephen Graham û DOGHOUSE, THIS IS ENGLAND) and Alvin Karpis (Giovanni Ribisi û THE GIFT, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN), Hoover christened Dillinger the country's very first Public Enemy Number One, and unleashed Purvis to take them down by whatever means necessary. But Purvis underestimated Dillinger's ingenuity as a master criminal, and after embarking on a frantic series of chases and shoot-outs, the dashing agent humbly surmised that he was in over his head. Outwitted and outgunned, Purvis knew that his only hope for busting Dillinger's gang was to baptize a crew of Western ex-lawmen as official agents, and orchestrate a series of betrayals so cunning that even America's criminal mastermind wouldn't know what hit him. Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, and Stephen Dorff co-star.

ReviewsVariety - Centering on bank robber John Dillinger, the most publicized of the many Depression-era outlaws whose transgressions fostered the rise of the FBI, Hollywood's specialist in great-looking crime stories has put images on the screen that are compelling to watch..., Screen International - Working in his trademark epic-crime-drama mode, Heat director Michael Mann delivers a satisfying and absorbing portrait of the rise and fall of 1930s bank robber John Dillinger in PUBLIC ENEMIES. As expected, MannÆs period piece is technically flawless and visually accomplished, but the more heartening news is that this perfectionist filmmaker doesnÆt let the stylish action completely overwhelm his characters, a failing which has held back some of his more recent films., New York Observer - Thrilling, glamorous, richly textured and breathlessly action-packed, it is one of the best movies of the year., Total Film - This superstar crime thriller emerges as something surprising, fascinating and technically dazzling. DonÆt expect a Hollywood movie. Expect a Michael Mann movie., Empire - Intelligent and challenging: Mann's crime epic could take two viewings to fully absorb, but it's worth every devoted minute, Rolling Stone - It's movie dynamite.

Dubbing LanguagesHungarian

AuthorBryan Burrough

Sound sourceDolby Digital

EditorJeffrey Ford, Paul Rubell

Movie/TV TitlePublic Enemies

Director of PhotographyDante Spinotti

Consumer AdviceContains strong violence