Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008)

Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1

Original title: L'ennemi public n°1
Movie2008• R• 2h 13m
ActionBiographyCrimeDramaThriller
⭐ 7.4 / 10(32,427)

The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life and death as France's Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1970s.

Rated
R
Runtime
2h 13m
Released
2008
Country
France, Canada

Details

Release year: 2008

Storyline

The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life and death as France's Public Enemy No. 1 in the 1970s.

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Did you know

• The filming of this and Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008), which lasted nine straight months, was done in reverse chronological order so that Vincent Cassel could progressively lose the weight he gained in preparation of the role, as Cassel knew he couldn't gain weight while filming.

• Just like Vincent Cassel, Samuel Le Bihan gained 20 kgs (44 pounds) for his role as gangster Michel Ardouin.

• Vincent Cassel gained 20 kgs (44 pounds) for the role during the four months leading up to the shoot.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $275,387

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $74,449 (2010-09-05)

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

Lands successfully between crime thriller, gangster saga and character study

👍 32 · 9/26/2009
⭐ 8/10

Vincent Cassel Masterclass

👍 14 · 7/16/2010
⭐ 8/10

Killer Instinct is the better of the 2

👍 7 · 10/11/2010

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital, DTS
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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