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Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) and François Besse (Mathieu Amalric)

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Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel)

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Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) and Sylvia Jeanjacquot (Ludivine Sagnier)

Mesrine: Public Enemy #1

directed by Jean-François Richet
starring Vincent Cassel, Ludivine Sagnier, Mathieu Amalric, Gérard Lanvin, Samuel Le Bihan, Olivier Gourmet

Now back in France, Mesrine is finally in police custody and facing justice for his crimes. After escaping a courtroom and kidnapping the judge at gunpoint, Mesrine is declared Public Enemy Number 1 and is eventually condemned to a maximum-security prison where he writes his memoirs, establishing himself as a household name and the anti-hero across France. Mesrine stages another daring escape and disappears into the lawless underworld, taunting the police and reinventing himself as a celebrity criminal through his savvy manipulation of the media. After such a monumental rise, comes the inevitable fall as the police close in, bringing the life of Jacques Mesrine to full bloody circle.

Awards

César Awards

  • Best Actor – Vincent Cassel
  • Best Director – Jean-François Richet
  • Best Sound

César Nominations

  • Best Film
  • Best Writing
  • Best Cinematography
  • Best Editing
  • Best Production Design
  • Best Costume Design
  • Best Original Music

Other Awards

  • Lumiere Awards – Best Actor, Vincent Cassel
  • Étoiles d’Or – Best Actor, Vincent Cassel
  • Tokyo International Film Festival – Best Actor, Vincent Cassel

Press Reactions

  • A remarkable cinematic experience! – Aint It Cool News 
  • 3 1/2 out of 4 stars! – Chicago Sun-times
  • A French Goodfellas. Mesmerizing, funny, sexy, horrific and the stuff of great global cinema. See it. – Boston Herald

Technical Information

Production Year
2008
Release Date
3 Sep 2010
Countries of Production
France, Canada
Language
French with English subtitles
Running Time
134
Screen Ratio
2.35:1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Rating
R

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