---
title: 'Mesrine (2008)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Jean-François Richet'
released: '2008-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 113
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'France'
  - 'Italy'
  - 'Canada'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/mesrine-2008'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259014/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Mesrine (2008)

2008 · 113 min · Drama, History, Crime · France, Italy, Canada

Original title: L'Instinct de mort

## Synopsis

Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French biographical crime film on the life of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part, L'instinct de mort, was based on Mesrine's autobiographical book L'instinct de mort, while the second part, L'ennemi public No 1, detailed Mesrine's criminal career. The film has earned comparisons to the American film Scarface, and Vincent Cassel earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Mesrine.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Jean-François Richet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-richet)
- **Screenplay:** [Jean-François Richet](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-francois-richet), [Abdel Raouf Dafri](https://cinepixo.com/people/abdel-raouf-dafri)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marco Beltrami](https://cinepixo.com/people/marco-beltrami)
- **Producer:** [Thomas Langmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-langmann)
- **Editor:** [Hervé Schneid](https://cinepixo.com/people/herve-schneid)

## Cast

- [Christine Bellier](https://cinepixo.com/people/christine-bellier)
- [Roy Dupuis](https://cinepixo.com/people/roy-dupuis)
- [Dominique Loiseau](https://cinepixo.com/people/dominique-loiseau)
- [Gérard Depardieu](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-depardieu)
- [Olivier Gourmet](https://cinepixo.com/people/olivier-gourmet)
- [Florence Thomassin](https://cinepixo.com/people/florence-thomassin)
- [Georges Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/georges-wilson)
- [Vincent Cassel](https://cinepixo.com/people/vincent-cassel) as Jacques Mesrine
- [Cécile de France](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecile-de-france)
- [Jeff Boudreault](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-boudreault)
- [Guilhem Pellegrin](https://cinepixo.com/people/guilhem-pellegrin)
- [Jean-Claude Leguay](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-leguay)
- [Guy Thauvette](https://cinepixo.com/people/guy-thauvette)
- [Gérard Lanvin](https://cinepixo.com/people/gerard-lanvin)
- [Pascal Elso](https://cinepixo.com/people/pascal-elso)

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Official site: http://www.mesrinemovie.com
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/mesrine-2008
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