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Out on DVD | Mesrine (Parts 1 & 2) – Audacious French crook steals the show

Posted on 2 February 2010 by Jason Best

Mesrine: Killer Instinct  and Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, the gripping two-part crime biopic of notorious French crook Jacques Mesrine, were released separately, three weeks apart, in UK cinemas last summer, but their appearance on a two-disc DVD offers the … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1

Posted on 28 August 2009 by Jason Best

Picking up the story of iconic French gangster Jacques Mesrine five years on from Mesrine: Killer Instinct (released in UK cinemas three weeks ago), Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1, the second half of director Jean-François Richet’s epic two-part crime biopic, … Continue reading →

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At the Cinema | Mesrine: Killer Instinct

Posted on 7 August 2009 by Jason Best

The name Jacques Mesrine didn’t mean anything to me until this film came along, but he’s an icon to the French, a criminal superstar who boasted a gift for self-publicity that matched his talent for robbing banks. What John Dillinger … Continue reading →

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