Writer-director Michael Mann’s film is a biopic of American Depression-era bank robber John Dillinger and his team of men who operated on the fringes of the law.

'Public Enemies' director Michael Mann insists Christian Bale - who has been described as "intense" by several former co-stars - was the perfect person to take on the role of detective Melvin Purvis in his latest movie.

A glorious modernisation of all those classic gangster films from Warner … honed to perfection by the period detail, the music, the atmosphere and the performances into one of the best films of the year.

Christian Bale "freaked out" his daughter by keeping his accent for 'Public Enemies' off-set.