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Public Enemies (2009)
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Ratings: 7.0/10 from 121,300 users
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Reviews: 538 user | 330 critic | 35 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Michael Mann |
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| Christian Stolte | ... | ||
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John Kishline | ... | |
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William Nero Jr. | ... | |
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This is the story of the last few years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger. He loved what he did and could imagine little else that would make him happier. Living openly in 1930s Chicago, he had the run of the city with little fear of reprisals from the authorities. It's there that he meets Billie Frechette with whom he falls deeply in love. In parallel we meet Melvin Purvis, the FBI agent who would eventually track Dillinger down. The FBI was is in its early days and Director J. Edgar Hoover was keen to promote the clean cut image that so dominated the organization through his lifetime. Purvis realizes that if he is going to get Dillinger, he will have to use street tactics and imports appropriate men with police training. Dillinger is eventually betrayed by an acquaintance who tells the authorities just where to find him on a given night. Written by garykmcd
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Enemigos públicos See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$25,271,675 (USA) (5 July 2009) (3334 Screens)Gross:
$97,030,725 (USA) (30 August 2009)Company Credits
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John Dillinger: About 1 minute... 40 seconds... Flat
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(2002)
Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
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John Hamilton was actually mortally wounded in a gun battle with police near Hastings, Minnesota, hours after leaving Little Bohemia. Hamilton died three or four days later, depending on the source, at the apartment of Barker-Karpis gang member Volney Davis in Aurora, Illinois. John Dillinger and Van Meter, along with members of the Barker-Karpis gang, buried Hamilton in a gravel pit in Oswego, Illinois. In an attempt to prevent identification of the body, 10 cans of lye were poured on the corpse and the right hand was cut off. Agents recovered the body on August 28, 1935. The Bureau was able to identify Hamilton by his teeth. Hamilton's teeth were later exhibited at the 1939 midwinter meeting of the Chicago Dental Society. Where Hamilton's choppers are presently located is unknown. A gruesome FBI photo of the recovered body can be seen in the photo section of Dary Matera's "The Life and Death of America's First Celebrity Criminal." See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After the FBI Agents arrest and interrogate Billie, Agent Reinecke asks the secretary where Agent Melvin Purvis is, and refers to the secretary as Miss Roberts; after they return from searching the false apartment, Agent Purvis stops Agent Reinecke from beating Billie anymore and after Agent Purvis carries Billie out into the hall he refers to the secretary as Miss Rogers. See more »Quotes
Police Chief Fultz: How long does it take you to run through a bank?John Dillinger: About 1 minute... 40 seconds... Flat
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The title of the movie is not shown until the end credits. See more »Connections
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"Ten Million Slaves"(2002)
Written and Performed by Otis Taylor
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