Jacques Mesrine, last of the great French gangsters, was declared Public Enemy Number One during his lifetime. He regularly finished atop the list of newsmakers in opinion polls. His spectacular death, shot full of holes by police at close range in the middle of Paris, put the crowning touch on his legend. Nearly thirty years .. Read more
| Starring | Roy Dupuis, Vincent Cassel, Gilles Lellouche, Gerard Depardieu |
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| Director | Jean-Francois Richet |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
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Jacques Mesrine, last of the great French gangsters, was declared Public Enemy Number One during his lifetime. He regularly finished atop the list of newsmakers in opinion polls. His spectacular death, shot full of holes by police at close range in the middle of Paris, put the crowning touch on his legend.
Nearly thirty years after his demise in 1979, the myth of Jacques Mesrine is very much alive. Now, for the first time, this ambitious project brings his life to the big screen.
At once a thriller and a biopic, the project is shot through with action and emotion, yet remains as faithful as possible to factual reality. Far from making a model or superhero out of Mesrine, the film portrays the character in all its complexity, including the darkest aspects.
What will emerge is the story of the man behind the icon.
| Starring | Roy Dupuis, Vincent Cassel, Gilles Lellouche, Gerard Depardieu, Florence Thomassin, Michael Duchaussoy, Cecile De France, Elena Anaya, Myriam Boyer, Gerard Depard |
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| Director | Jean-Francois Richet |
| Studio | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Run time | DVD: 3 hrs 57 mins Blu-ray: 4 hrs 7 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Drama, Thriller, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: French Blu-ray: French |
| Subtitles | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | Production year: 2009 To Rent: DVD: 08 Jan 2010 Blu-ray: 08 Jan 2010 |
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Ridiculous
This film is a little bit like the A-team meets Bonny and Clyde with out any of the entertainment of either. Its a poorly constructed series of proposterous ... read more »
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TRUE STORY
peolpe don't seem to realise that it's a true story, and everything that u see really hapenned. Even some of the dialogue are accurate.
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Forget Denzel in American Gangster - This is an epic French Gangster biopic
Wow. Epic. How is this film not more known. The more you read the less surprised you will be of this epic french gangster flick. Think not American Gangster but... read more »
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Refreshing to see a good gangster story that isn't American
Vincent Cassel is always captivating to watch. Most recently in Black Swan. The story is itself rivetting, if ultimately self-destructive. All the more ... read more »
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