---
title: 'Public Enemies (2009)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Michael Mann'
released: '2009-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 140
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/public-enemies-2009'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152836/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Public Enemies (2009)

2009 · 140 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, History, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Public Enemies is a 2009 American biographical crime film directed by Michael Mann, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ronan Bennett and Ann Biderman. It is an adaptation of Bryan Burrough's 2004 non-fiction book Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933–34. Set during the Great Depression, the film chronicles the final years of the notorious bank robber John Dillinger as he is pursued by FBI agent Melvin Purvis, Dillinger's relationship with Billie Frechette, as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's associates and fellow criminals John "Red" Hamilton, Homer Van Meter, Harry Pierpont, and Baby Face Nelson.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann)
- **Screenplay:** [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann), [Ronan Bennett](https://cinepixo.com/people/ronan-bennett), [Ann Biderman](https://cinepixo.com/people/ann-biderman)
- **Producer:** [Michael Mann](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-mann), [Kevin Misher](https://cinepixo.com/people/kevin-misher)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Elliot Goldenthal](https://cinepixo.com/people/elliot-goldenthal)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dante Spinotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/dante-spinotti)
- **Editor:** [Paul Rubell](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rubell)

## Cast

- [Emilie de Ravin](https://cinepixo.com/people/emilie-de-ravin) as Barbara Patzke
- [Leelee Sobieski](https://cinepixo.com/people/leelee-sobieski) as Polly Hamilton
- [John Michael Bolger](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-michael-bolger) as Martin Zarkovich
- [Matt Craven](https://cinepixo.com/people/matt-craven) as FBI Agent Gerry Campbell
- [John Ortiz](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-ortiz) as Phil D'Andrea
- [Shanyn Leigh](https://cinepixo.com/people/shanyn-leigh)
- [Billy Crudup](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-crudup) as J. Edgar Hoover
- [Spencer Garrett](https://cinepixo.com/people/spencer-garrett) as Tommy Carroll
- [David Warshofsky](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-warshofsky) as Warden Baker
- [Shawn Hatosy](https://cinepixo.com/people/shawn-hatosy) as FBI Agent John Madala
- [Stephen Lang](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-lang) as Charles B. Winstead
- [Christian Stolte](https://cinepixo.com/people/christian-stolte) as Charles Makley
- [Jason Clarke](https://cinepixo.com/people/jason-clarke) as John Hamilton
- [Carey Mulligan](https://cinepixo.com/people/carey-mulligan) as Carol Slayman
- [Chandler Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/chandler-williams) as Clyde Tolson

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Official site: http://www.publicenemies.net
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/public-enemies-2009
Film facts: Wikidata (Q329448); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.