Public Enemies (2009 film)

Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical mob drama film directed by Michael Mann and written by Mann, Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burroughs nonfiction book Public Enemies Americas Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 193334. Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger Johnny Depp as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis Christian Bale, Dillingers relationship with Billie Frechette Marion Cotillard, as well as Purvis pursuit of Dillingers associates and fellow criminals Homer Van Meter Stephen Dorff and Baby Face Nelson Stephen Graham.

After killing Charles Floyd Channing Tatum, FBI agent Melvin Purvis Bale is promoted by J. Edgar Hoover Crudup to lead the hunt for bank robber John Dillinger Depp. Purvis shares Hoovers belief in using scientific methods to battle crime, ranging from cataloging fingerprints to tapping telephone lines.In between a series of bank robberies, Dillinger meets Billie Frechette Cotillard at a restaurant and woos her by buying her a fur coat. Frechette falls for Dillinger even after he reveals his identity, and the two become inseparable. ........

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