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.
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- Filipe Manuel Netoon TMDB · Jun 20249/10
**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 “
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Cast
- Johnny DeppJohn Dillinger
- Christian BaleMelvin Purvis
- Marion CotillardBillie Frechette
- Jason Clarke'Red' Hamilton
- Rory CochraneAgent Carter Baum
- Billy CrudupJ. Edgar Hoover
- Stephen DorffHomer Van Meter
- Stephen LangCharles Winstead
- John OrtizPhil D'Andrea
- Giovanni RibisiAlvin Karpis
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- Michael MannDirector
- Ann BidermanScreenplay
- Ronan BennettScreenplay
- Michael MannScreenplay
- Bryan BurroughNovel
- Dante SpinottiDirector of Photography
- Elliot GoldenthalOriginal Music Composer
- Jeffrey FordEditor
- Paul RubellEditor
- Kevin MisherProducer
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