Public Enemy Number One
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Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French film
directed by Jean-François Richet
and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part's script was based on the autobiographical book
L'instinct de mort by French gangster
Jacques Mesrine
, while the second part detailed Mesrine's criminal career after his escape from prison, and his subsequent brutal end.
French Film
French Film is a 2008 British comedy film directed by Jackie Oudney and starring Anne-Marie Duff, Hugh Bonneville, Victoria Hamilton, Douglas Henshall and Eric Cantona. The film was shot in Spring 2007 at various locations around London including Waterloo station and the BFI Southbank.-Plot:Two...
directed by Jean-François Richet
Jean-François Richet
Jean-Francois Richet is a French screenwriter, director, and producer, born on July 2, 1966 in Paris. He grew up in Meaux, a suburb east of Paris.-Selected filmography:* État des lieux - named at the César Awards 1996 in the Best Debut category....
and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part's script was based on the autobiographical book
Book
A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of hot lava, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf or leaflet, and each side of a leaf is called a page...
L'instinct de mort by French gangster
Gangster
A gangster is a criminal who is a member of a gang. Some gangs are considered to be part of organized crime. Gangsters are also called mobsters, a term derived from mob and the suffix -ster....
Jacques Mesrine
Jacques Mesrine
Jacques Mesrine was the most famous criminal in modern French history. He was responsible for numerous bank robberies, burglaries, and kidnappings in France and Canada. Mesrine repeatedly escaped from prison and made international headlines during a final period as a fugitive when his exploits...
, while the second part detailed Mesrine's criminal career after his escape from prison, and his subsequent brutal end.
Parts
The film is divided into two parts, with various titles:- Mesrine: L'instinct de mort (FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for "Mesrine: Instinct for Death"); known in English as Public Enemy Number One (Part One), Mesrine: Part 1 - Death Instinct and Mesrine: Killer Instinct - Mesrine: L'ennemi public № 1 (FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
for "Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1"); known in English as 'Public Enemy Number One (Part Two), Mesrine: Part 2 - Public Enemy #1 and Mesrine: Public Enemy Number One
Part 1 and 2
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as Sylvie Jeanjacquot - Michel DuchaussoyMichel DuchaussoyMichel Duchaussoy is a French film actor. He has appeared in 130 films since 1962.-Selected filmography:* The Killing Game * The Unfaithful Wife * This Man Must Die * Just Before Nightfall...
as Pierre André Mesrine (Mesrine's father) - Myriam Boyer as Mesrine's mother
Part 1
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as Jeanne Schneider - Gérard DepardieuGérard DepardieuGérard Xavier Marcel Depardieu is a French actor and filmmaker. He is a Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur, Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite and has twice won the César Award for Best Actor...
as Guido - Gilles LelloucheGilles LelloucheGilles Lellouche is a French actor. He started his career as a director before changing to acting. Lellouche has appeared in more than thirty films since 1995. He was nominated twice for a César Award...
as Paul - Roy DupuisRoy DupuisRoy Dupuis is a Canadian actor best known for his role as counterterrorism operative Michael Samuelle in the television series La Femme Nikita...
as Jean-Paul Mercier - Elena AnayaElena AnayaElena Anaya is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995.Anaya is the youngest of 5 children. She first received international attention in 2001 for her role in the sexually explicit drama Lucía y el sexo and also appeared in Pedro Almodóvar's Hable con ella .Her best-known Hollywood film...
as Sofia - Florence Thomassin as Sarah
- Abdelhafid Metalsi as Ahmed
- Gilbert SicotteGilbert SicotteGilbert Sicotte is a Canadian actor. He has been nominated three times for a Genie Award. His first two nominations were in the category of Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for his performances in Cap Tourmente and Les Pots Cassés. He is currently nominated for Best Actor in a...
as the billionaire - Deano Clavet as Roger André
Part 2
- Mathieu AmalricMathieu AmalricMathieu Amalric is a French actor and film director, perhaps best known internationally for his performance as the lead villain in Bond film Quantum Of Solace and for his role in The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, for which he drew critical acclaim...
as François Besse - Gérard LanvinGérard LanvinGérard Lanvin is a César Award-winning French actor. He quit his studies when he was 17 to become an actor. He took on a role in Vous n'aurez pas l'Alsace et la Lorraine in 1977 on an offer from actor Coluche. He received the Prix Jean Gabin in 1982 for his role in Une étrange affaire...
as Charly Bauer - Samuel Le BihanSamuel Le BihanSamuel Le Bihan is a French actor, notable for his role in Brotherhood of the Wolf.-Cinema:* 1993: Promenades d'été, directed by René Féret* 1993: La place d'un autre, directed by René Féret...
as Michel Ardouin - Olivier GourmetOlivier GourmetOlivier Gourmet is a Belgian actor. He won the Best Actor award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival for his role in Le Fils by Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. He also appeared in La Promesse, Rosetta and L'Enfant....
as Commissioner Broussard - Anne ConsignyAnne ConsignyAnne Consigny is a French film actress who is active since 1981. She received a César Awards nomination for Best Actress for her role in the film Je ne suis pas là pour être aimé...
as Mesrine's advocate - Georges WilsonGeorges WilsonGeorges Wilson was a French film and television actor. He is the father of French actor Lambert Wilson.Wilson was born in Champigny-sur-Marne, Seine , to a French father and an Irish mother...
as Henri Lelièvre
Part 1 and 2
- César Awards (France)
- Won: Best Actor – Leading Role (Vincent Cassel)
- Won: Best Director (Jean-François Richet)
- Won: Best Sound (Hervé Buirette, François Groult, Gérard Hardy, Jean Minondo, Loïc Prian and Alexandre Widmer)
- Nominated: Best Cinematography (Robert Gantz)
- Nominated: Best Costume Design (Virginie Montel)
- Nominated: Best Editing (Bill Pankow and Hervé Schneid)
- Nominated: Best Film
- Nominated: Best Music Written for a Film (Marco Beltrami and Marcus Trumpp)
- Nominated: Best Production Design (Emile Ghigo)
- Nominated: Best Writing – Adaptation (Abdel Raouf Dafri and Jean-François Richet)
- Tokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film FestivalTokyo International Film Festival is a film festival established in 1985. The event was held biannually from 1985 to 1991 and annually thereafter...
(Japan)- Won: Best Actor (Vincent Cassel)