After nearly two decades of legendary criminal feats, making him France's most notorious criminal while simultaneously feeding his desire for media attention and public adoration, Mesrine becomes increasingly paranoid and isolated, leading to a dramatic confrontation with the law that ultimately seals his fate as the nation's most infamous public enemy.
Acting
Cassel's physical transformation and terrifying charisma—he IS Mesrine.
Direction
Richet shoots the final ambush with brutal, almost documentary-like immediacy.
Costume
Those sunglasses and suits—Mesrine understood branding before Instagram.
Director
Jean-François Richet
Vincent Cassel
Jacques Mesrine
Ludivine Sagnier
Sylvie Jeanjacquot
Mathieu Amalric
François Besse
Gérard Lanvin
Charly Bauer
Samuel Le Bihan
Michel Ardouin
Olivier Gourmet
Commissioner Broussard
Georges Wilson
Henri Lelièvre
Michel Duchaussoy
Pierre André Mesrine, father of Jacques
Anne Consigny
Lawyer of Jacques Mesrine
Laure Marsac
Interview reporter
Alain Fromager
Jacques Dallier, journalist for Minute
Alain Doutey
President of the court in Compiègne
Arsène Mosca
Jojo, policeman
Christophe Vandevelde
Inspector Gégé
Luc Thuillier
Commissioner OCRB / Lucien Aimé-Blanc
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Cassel gained 20 kilos and wore prosthetic jowls to match Mesrine's physical decline; the transformation took four hours daily.
Mesrine's 1979 death was the most-watched news event in French history until Princess Diana—he finally got the ratings he craved.
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