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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.
Theatrical
Jul 1, 2009
Box Office
$214.1M
Budget
$100.0M
Return
2.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Dec 8, 2009
Theaters
2
Director
Writers
Producers
Music
Studio
Universal Pictures, Relativity Media, Forward Pass, Misher Films, Tribeca Productions, Appian Way, dentsu
Quotes
See all →A Final Message to Billie Frechette
Billie Frechette
They say you're the man who shot him.
Charles Winstead
That's right. One of em.
Billie Frechette
So why are you coming to see me? To see the damage you done?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Desperation Breeds Difficult Choices
Red Hamilton
We don't work with people we don't know. And you don't work when you're desperate. Walter Dietrich. Remember that?
John Dillinger
Walter forgot. When you're desperate, that's when you got no choice.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →J
Johnny Depp
John Dillinger
Christian Bale
Melvin Purvis
M
Marion Cotillard
Billie Frechette
J
Jason Clarke
'Red' Hamilton
R
Rory Cochrane
Agent Carter Baum
B
Billy Crudup
J. Edgar Hoover
S
Stephen Dorff
Homer Van Meter
S
Stephen Lang
Charles Winstead
J
John Ortiz
Phil D'Andrea
G
Giovanni Ribisi
Alvin Karpis
D
David Wenham
Harry 'Pete' Pierpont
J
John Michael Bolger
Martin Zarkovich
B
Bill Camp
Frank Nitti
M
Matt Craven
Gerry Campbell
D
Don Frye
Clarence Hurt
C
Christian Stolte
Charles Makley
S
Spencer Garrett
Tommy Carroll
P
Peter Gerety
Louis Piquett
S
Shawn Hatosy
Agent John Madala
S
Stephen Graham
Baby Face Nelson
