Johnny Depp stars as celebrated outlaw John Dillinger in this historical drama directed by Michael Mann. Christian Bale portrays Melvin Purvis, the federal agent out to get Dillinger, and Billy Crudup acts as FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover. The film accurately depicts bank robberies and prison breaks as well as the relationship between Dillinger and his girlfriend Billie Frechette (played by Marion Cotillard).