Vincent Cassel in Mesrine: Killer Instinct (2008)

Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Original title: L'instinct de mort
Movie2008‱ R‱ 1h 53m
ActionBiographyCrimeDramaThriller
⭐ 7.5 / 10(36,631)

The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life before the early 1970s and the events that led to him being declared Public Enemy No. 1 in France.

Rated
R
Runtime
1h 53m
Released
2008
Country
France, Canada, Italy

Details

Release year: 2008

Storyline

The story of the notorious French gangster Jacques Mesrine, with the focus on his life before the early 1970s and the events that led to him being declared Public Enemy No. 1 in France.

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Did you know

‱ The filming of this and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (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.

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

‱ Filmed back-to-back with Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 (2008), which stands as the second half of the two-part story.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $551,697

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $152,873 (2010-08-29)

User reviews

⭐ 8/10

The first part of a two part true story French gangster flick about a gangster I had never heard of.

👍 34 · 9/22/2009
⭐ 7/10

so much stories

👍 7 · 7/21/2016
⭐ 8/10

A killer biopic

👍 31 · 1/17/2009

Technical specs

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