
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.
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Signature
- Drama · Tension · Craft
- Worldwide
- $214M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
35 billed performers
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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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Box Office & Release
Public Enemies returned 2.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $100M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $214M
- Release date
- Jul 1, 2009
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- Japan, United States of America
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