Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

NR
1h 45m
2008
6.9 /10 (7)

Overview

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

Country : United States of America
Languages : English
Released Date: 2008-10-21

Top Billed Cast

Alec Baldwin

Narrator (voice)

Joan Blondell

Self (archive footage)

Humphrey Bogart

Self (archive footage)

James Cagney

Self (archive footage)

Virginia Mayo

Self (archive footage)

Joan Leslie

Self

George Raft

Self (archive footage)

Tony Maietta

Self

Sheri Chinen Biesen

Self

John McCarty

Self

Jeffrey Vance

Self

Mark Vieira

Self

Rudy Behlmer

Self

Robert Benton

Self

Molly Haskell

Self

Leonard Maltin

Self

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