Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

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Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

1h 45m

6.9(7 votes)

Documentary

TV Movie

Overview

Produced for Turner Classic Movies, this documentary looks at the early days of the gangster film.

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Social & External

Production Companies

New Wave Entertainment

Turner Classic Movies

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Alec Baldwin

Narrator (voice)

Alec Baldwin

Acting

Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

Joan Blondell

Acting

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Acting

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

Acting

Virginia Mayo

Self (archive footage)

Virginia Mayo

Acting

Joan Leslie

Self

Joan Leslie

Acting

George Raft

Self (archive footage)

George Raft

Acting

Tony Maietta

Self

Tony Maietta

Acting

Sheri Chinen Biesen

Self

No Image

Directing

John McCarty

Self

No Image

Acting

Jeffrey Vance

Self

No Image

Acting

Mark Vieira

Self

No Image

Acting

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Writing

Robert Benton

Self

Robert Benton

Acting

Molly Haskell

Self

Molly Haskell

Acting

Leonard Maltin

Self

Leonard Maltin

Directing

Martin Scorsese

Self

Martin Scorsese

Acting

Kim Newman

Self

Kim Newman

Acting

Edward G. Robinson

Self (archive footage)

Edward G. Robinson

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