Cast [Instinct de mort]: Vincent Cassel; Cécile De France; Gerard Depardieu; Gilles Lellouche; Roy Dupuis; Elena Anaya. Cast [ Ennemi public no. 1]: Vincent Cassel; Ludivine Sagnier; Mathieu Amalric; Gérard Lanvin; Samuel Le Bihan. Collective title from container. Based on the autobiographical books of Jacques Mesrine. A DVD release of the films, Instinct de mort and Ennemi public no. 1, produced in 2008. Aspect ratio 2.35:1. Special features: 2 original score CDs; "making of" documentaries.
Summary:
Killer instinct: "Introduces us to Jacques Mesrine, a loyal son and dedicated soldier back home and living with his parents after serving in the Algerian War. Handsome and charming, he is soon seduced by the neon glamour of sixties Paris and the easy money it presents. Mentored by Guido, Mesrine soon moves swiftly up the criminal ladder, choosing the high-risk life of a gangster over the honest life of the hard-working family [man]. After pulling off an audacious heist, he and his lover Jeanne flee to Canada where the opportunity of one big payout lures him out of hiding and propels him towards international notoriety". -- Public enemy number 1: "Now back in France, Mesrine is finally in police custody and facing justice for his crimes, but he is soon on the run once again. After escaping a courtroom and kidnapping the judge at gunpoint, Mesrine is declared Public Enemy Number One and is eventually condemned to a maximum security prison where he writes his first memoirs, establishing himself as a household name and anti-hero across France. ..." (container).
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