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Public Enemies (2009 film)
Public Enemies
is a 2009 American
biographical
mob
drama film
directed by
Michael Mann
and written by Mann,
Ronan Bennett
and
Ann Biderman
. It is an
adaptation
of
Bryan Burrough
's
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
(
Johnny Depp
) as he is pursued by
FBI
agent
Melvin Purvis
(
Christian Bale
), Dillinger's relationship with
Billie Frechette
(
Marion Cotillard
), as well as Purvis' pursuit of Dillinger's associates and fellow criminals
Homer Van Meter
(
Stephen Dorff
) and
Baby Face Nelson
(
Stephen Graham
).
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