Mesrine (2008 film)
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| Directed by | Jean-François Richet |
| Written by | Abdel Raouf Dafri Jean-François Richet |
| Produced by | Thomas Langmann André Rouleau Maxime Rémillard |
| Starring | Vincent Cassel |
| Cinematography | Robert Gantz |
| Edited by | Part One: Stéphane Garnier Hervé Schneid Part Two: Bill Pankow Hervé Schneid |
| Music by | Marco Beltrami Marcus Trumpp |
| Distributed by | Pathé (France and Switzerland) Alliance Films (Canada and United Kingdom) |
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Running time | 246 minutes Part One: 113 minutes Part Two: 133 minutes |
| Countries | France Canada |
| Languages | French Spanish English |
| Budget | $50 million |
| Box office | $46.3 million |
Mesrine is a two-part 2008 French biographical crime film on the life of French gangster Jacques Mesrine, directed by Jean-François Richet and written by Abdel Raouf Dafri and Richet. The first part, L'instinct de mort, was based on Mesrine's autobiographical book L'instinct de mort, while the second part, L'ennemi public No 1, detailed Mesrine's criminal career. The film has earned comparisons to the American film Scarface, and Vincent Cassel earned rave reviews for his portrayal of Mesrine.
The film is divided into two parts, with various titles:
- Mesrine: L'instinct de mort (French 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 No 1 (French 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