The shooting of this film was started in spring 2008 in the USA and immediately provoked a burst of a stormy interest all over the world. A fantastic actors' stuff, numerous shootings on location in small American towns and a tremendous plot, which, in spite of its being far-famed in America, roused the curiosity of the audience.
A script was based on a documentary bestseller of Bryan Burrough "Public Enemies: America's greatest crime wave and the birth of FBI/1933-1934". The name is expressive and exhaustive.
In the middle of the narration are desperate attempts of FBI agents led by legendary Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to stop a gang of audacious bank-robbers under the leadership of a more legendary John Dillinger (Johnny Depp). The audience must be prepared for an unforgettable sight. Impudent robberies, fantastic escapes from prison, pursuits and skirmishesЕand all that against a background to the love and a true men' friendship under the performance of real legends of Hollywood!
Isn't it a miracle that David found himself in an epicenter of the most big-time project of the year? David is playing Harry Pierpont, nicknamed Pete, a close friend and a fellow of John Dillinger. Charismatic, persistent, handsome, strict, furious in his hatred against authorities, Harry "Pete" Pierpont was the most brilliant figure in a galaxy of Robin Hood's kind gangsters in epoch of the Great Depression. Unfortunately script writers had a quite another opinion in this respect.
Cast:
Johnny Depp ...John Dillinger
Christian Bale ...Melvin Purvis
Marion Cotillard ...Billie Frechette
David Wenham ...Pete Pierpont
Stephen Dorff ...Homer Van Meter
Stephen Graham ...Baby Face Nelson
Channing Tatum ...Pretty Boy Floyd
Jason Clarke ...John 'Red' Hamilton
Christian Stolte ...Charles Makley
Billy Crudup ...J. Edgar Hoover
Giovanni Ribisi ...Alvin Karpis
Rory Cochrane ...Carter Baum
Lili Taylor ...Sheriff Lillian Holley
Leelee Sobieski ...Polly Hamilton
Emilie de Ravin ...Barbara Patzke
James Russo ...Walter Dietrich
John Michael Bolger ...Martin Zarkovich
Matt Craven ...Gerry Campbell
Branka Katic ...Anna Sage
and the others...
2009