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Michael Mann directs this action thriller set in 1930s gangland America. Johnny Depp stars as the charismatic bank robber John Dillinger, whose audacious raids and subsequent jailbreaks thrilled the American public as their sympathy for the banks that had plunged the country into Depression reached an all-time low. Despite his status as a folk hero, Dillinger was declared 'Public Enemy Number One' by J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) and became the prime target of Hoover's fledgling FBI, headed by Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). Marion Cotillard ('La Vie en Rose') co-stars as gangster's moll Billie Frechette.

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray and will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play. Since crime auteur Michael Mann, like his protagonists, plays by his own rules, Public Enemies eschews back story and motivation for a closely-observed, action-packed examination of men at work. FBI supremo J. Edgar Hoover (Billy Crudup) kick-starts a nationwide manhunt when he proclaims John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) Public Enemy #1. Hoover taps Agent Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) to bring the Tommy Gun-toting bank robber in by any means necessary (the agency also targets Pretty Boy Floyd and Baby Face Nelson). If Dillinger had split the scene then and there, he might have enjoyed a happier fate, but he falls for beautiful coat-check girl Billie Frechette (Marion Cotillard, whose open-hearted performance makes her the most sympathetic character in the film). In the end, though, Dillinger is the captain of his own destiny: his loyalty to his girl and his gang overpowers his desire to live free. Though the director also set his first film, Thief, and third series, Crime Story, in his native Chicago, Public Enemies plays more like Heat in Depression-era garb. In that L.A. policier, Al Pacino's cop develops a grudging respect for Robert De Niro's criminal, but letting a lawbreaker go free isn't an option. In this case, however, the tight-lipped Purvis never develops the same sort of esteem for Dillinger--or Hoover--making him the more tragic figure. If Public Enemies is less overtly commercial than The Untouchables or Bugsy, it's still the best mainstream gangster epic in ages and ranks among Mann's finest works. Special Features: Larger Than Life Adversaries Michael Mann - Making Public Enemiesr> Last Of The Legendary Outlaws On Dillinger's Trail - The Real Locations Criminal Technology Region free Actors     Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Channing Tatum, Billy Crudup, Leelee Sobieski, Giovanni Ribisi, David Wenham, Emilie de Ravin, Marion Cotillard, Stephen Dorff, Rory Cochrane, Lili Taylor, Geoffrey Cantor, Stephen Lang & Stephen Graham Director    Michael Mann Certificate    15 years and over Year    2009 Screen    Widescreen 2.40:1 Languages    English - DTS-HD Master Audio (5.1) Additional Languages    Latin American Spanish ; French Canadian Subtitles    English for the hearing impaired ; Latin American Spanish ; French Canadian Duration    2 hours and 20 minutes (approx)