Public Enemies


2h 20m 2009

Brief Synopsis

No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone-from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang-later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis-thrilled many, J. Edgar Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Melvin Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI.' However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals-from the infamous "Lady in Red' to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti-were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.

Film Details

Also Known As
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 20m

Synopsis

No one could stop John Dillinger and his gang. No jail could hold him. His charm and audacious jailbreaks endeared him to almost everyone-from his girlfriend Billie Frechette to an American public who had no sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into the Depression. But while the adventures of Dillinger's gang-later including Baby Face Nelson and Alvin Karpis-thrilled many, J. Edgar Hoover made Dillinger America's first Public Enemy Number One and sent in Melvin Purvis, the dashing "Clark Gable of the FBI.'' However, Dillinger and his gang outwitted and outgunned Purvis' men in wild chases and shootouts. Only after importing a crew of Western ex-lawmen (newly baptized as agents) and orchestrating epic betrayals-from the infamous "Lady in Red'' to the Chicago crime boss Frank Nitti-were Purvis, the FBI and their new crew of gunfighters able to close in on Dillinger.

Crew

Michael Shane Abbott

Office Production Assistant

Alicia Accardo

Script Supervisor

Hunter Adams

Office Production Assistant

Jeff B Adams

Set Designer

David J Adamson

Stunts

Kimberly Aguirre

Accountant

Harry Akst

Song

Clara Alcott

Coordinator

Wade Allen

Stunts

Lisa Alsop

Assistant

Jory Alvarado

Art Department

Kwame Amoaku

Assistant Director

Hank Amos

Stunts

Mardie Anderson

Assistant

James Apted

Assistant Camera

Amy Arnold

Key Costumer

Derek Ashbaugh

Office Production Assistant

Terry Atchison

Props

Colleen Atwood

Costume Designer

Gene Autry

Song Performer

Chad Baalbergen

Special Effects Technician

David Bach

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Howard Bachrach

Coordinator

Bob Badami

Music Editor

Bob Badami

Music Supervisor

Jennifer S. Badger

Stunts

Mark Baechle

Original Music

Denise Baker

Hairdresser

Marc Banich

Special Effects Foreman

Noah Banks

Rigging Electrician

Johnathan Banta

Digital Effects Artist

Carolyn Schraut Barczak

Hairdresser

Dave Barker

Special Effects Technician

Bill Barnes

Generator Operator

Pedro Barquin

Greensman

Michel Barrère

Key Grip

Nicole Basile

Accountant

Terry Baughman

Carpenter

Cheryl Beasley-blackwell

Costume Supervisor

Laurel Beck

Production Assistant

Kenny Becker

Color Timer

Bob Beher

Foley Editor

Jeremy Beiermann

Production Coordinator

Nathaniel E Bell

Assistant

Christina Belledin

Production

Anthony C Belmonte

Transportation Captain

Ronan Bennett

Screenplay

Howard Berger

Special Makeup Effects

Jeff Berlin

Sound Engineer

Sandy Berman

Sound Effects Editor

Sam Bertone

Electrician

Tom Biancho

Generator Operator

Ann Biderman

Screenplay

Lucas Bielan

Camera Operator

Billie Holiday & Her Orchestra

Song Performer

Senica Billingsley

Set Production Assistant

Ken Blackwell

Visual Effects Editor

Michael Blaze

Property Master

Mark Blecha

Script Coordinator

Anneliese Boies

Hair

Mark Boley

Hair

Billy Bonifield

Production Coordinator

Adam Boor

Location Scout

Beau Borders

Sound Mixer

Al Bowlly

Song Performer

Kevin P. Boyd

Video Assist/Playback

Stephen Bozzo

Set Production Assistant

Stephen Bozzo

Assistant

Jeremy Bradley

Visual Effects Editor

Rosemary Brandenburg

Set Decorator

Thom Brennan

Foley Editor

Jack Bricker

Hair

Al Broadbent

Gang Boss

Debbie Brockman

Accountant

Christopher S Brooks

Music Editor

Eadra Brown

Hairdresser

Francie Brown

Dialect Coach

G Mac Brown

Executive Producer

Jeffrey S Brown

Greensman

Robert Aron Brown

Lighting Technician

Stephanie Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

Joe Brunory

Accountant

David Bryant

Digital Effects Artist

Michael B Bunch

Props

Rebekah Burgess

Researcher

Bryan Burrough

Consultant

Bryan Burrough

Source Material

Taran Butler

Technical Advisor

David Canning

Video

Casey Cannon

Digital Effects Artist

Christine Cantella

Assistant Costume Designer

Tom Cantrell

Electrician

Don Capehart

Technical Advisor

Michael Capulli

Sound

Peter Caronia

Assistant Camera

Erica Hiller Carpenter

Post-Production Supervisor

Nick Carranza

Accounting Assistant

Bryan H. Carroll

Unit Director

Bryan H. Carroll

Coproducer

Desmond Carter

Song

Jonelle Castillo

Office Production Assistant

Thomas Castronovo

Art Assistant

Nancy Cavallaro

Costumer

James S Cawley

Transportation Captain

Jules Cazedessus

Music Coordinator

Matthew Center

Location Assistant

Chris Cera

Art Department

Gusmano Cesaretti

Coproducer

Michael Chapman

Technical Advisor

Martin Charles

Graphic Designer

Maria K. Chavez

Location Manager

Jay Cheng

Set Costumer

Mike Chiado

Film Lab

Maggie Chieffo

Post-Production Coordinator

Maggie Chieffo

Camera Assistant

Beatrice Chisholm

Accounting Assistant

Daniel Chuba

Visual Effects Producer

Gary A. Clark

Painter

Grant Clarke

Song

Kim Coleman

Casting

Richard H Conkling

Assistant Editor

George Constas

Location Scout

Adrian Cortes

Production Assistant

Hank Corwin

Editor

Stella Christy Cottini

Costumes

Zach Cowie

Consultant

Ronald Coy

Painter

Barry Crane

Models

Nathan Crowley

Production Designer

Chris Cuevas

Assistant Camera

R Blaine Currier

Coordinator

Sarah R Czajkowski

Production Assistant

Joseph Czerw

Grip

Frank D Dambra

Painter

Chic Daniel

Technical Advisor

Max Daniels

Stunts

Roberto De Angelis

Steadicam Operator

Kevin De La Noy

Coproducer

Mike Deak

Wardrobe Supervisor

Deborah Dee

Makeup Artist

Jeno Dellicolli

On-Set Dresser

Karisa Deluca

Makeup

Christi Dembrowski

Assistant

Brandon Dennehy

Assistant

Brandon Dennehy

Video

Kevin Depinet

Set Designer

Marc Deschaine

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Tanja Deshida

Props Buyer

Stephen Deuters

Assistant

Alex Diaz

Art Department

Michael Diersing

Construction Coordinator

Jamie Dixon

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mort Dixon

Song

John Donahue

On-Set Dresser

Walter Donaldson

Song

Dan Donato

Props Assistant

Eddie Donoghue

Rigging Grip

Conor Dooley

Casting Associate

Rob Doolittle

On-Line Editor

Joel Dougherty

Assistant Sound Editor

Lois Drabkin

Casting Associate

Ron Dragosh

Electrician

Eric Drury

Production Assistant

Stephanie Dufford

Loader

Brian Duffy

Stunts

Dan Duggan

Best Boy Grip

Renee Dunham

Visual Effects

Steve Durkee

Music Editor

Syd Dutton

Visual Effects Supervisor

Mikey Eberle

Set Production Assistant

Kristen Eccker

Assistant Camera

Richard Eckols

Foreman

Dick Edwards

Visual Effects Supervisor

Latrice Edwards

Makeup

Glen Eisner

Sculptor

Robert Elhai

Original Music

Sara Ellingen

Assistant Production Coordinator

Raul Esparza

Location Scout

Summer Eubanks

Assistant Set Decorator

Ryan Evans

Special Effects Technician

Sarah Ezrin

Assistant

Devon Fairbairn

Digital Effects Artist

Howard Fannon

Props

Kelly Farley

Production Assistant

Russell Farmarco

Adr/Dialogue Editor

John Paul Fasal

Sound Recordist

Amanda Fernald

Researcher

Patrick Ferris

Consultant

Jeff Fiedler

Medic

Josh R Field

Accounting Assistant

Jason Fischman

Casting Assistant

P.j. Fishwick

Production Secretary

Vincent Flaherty

Props

Carmen Flores De Tanis

Assistant Sound Editor

Lee Rachel Foley

Production Assistant

Jeff Ford

Editor

Bruce L. Fowler

Song

Bruce L. Fowler

Music Supervisor

Collin Fowler

Production Coordinator

Fortunato Frattasio

Visual Effects Supervisor

Film Details

Also Known As
Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2009
Distribution Company
Universal Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 20m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for the 2009 award for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture by the Screen Actors Guild (SAG).

Released in United States Summer July 1, 2009

Released in United States on Video December 8, 2009

Released in United States June 2009

Released in United States July 2009

Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece Premiere - Galas) June 18-28, 2009.

Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Horizons) July 3-11, 2009.

Released in United States Summer July 1, 2009

Released in United States on Video December 8, 2009

Based on the book "Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34" written by Bryan Burrough, published by Audioworks on July 1, 2004.

Leonardo Dicaprio was previously attached to star.

Released in United States June 2009 (Shown at Los Angeles Film Festival (Centerpiece Premiere - Galas) June 18-28, 2009.)

Released in United States July 2009 (Shown at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Horizons) July 3-11, 2009.)