The Untouchables (1987)

Directed by

Brian De Palma

Genre

drama film, action film, period drama film, biographical film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 59m

Rated

R

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 6,218 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s Chicago during Prohibition, federal agent Eliot Ness assembles a special team of lawmen to take down the powerful mob boss Al Capone. They face corruption and violence as they try to build a case against him.

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What happens

The Untouchables is a 1987 American crime film directed by Brian De Palma, produced by Art Linson and written by David Mamet. It stars Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery. Set in 1930 Chicago, the film follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. It is the fourth film on which De Niro and De Palma collaborated, after Greetings (De Niro's first lead in a feature role), The Wedding Party and Hi, Mom!. The screenplay is loosely based on Ness's and Oscar Fraley's 1957 book The Untouchables and the real-life events on which it is based, although most of its plot is fictionalized. The Academy Award-nominated, Grammy Award-winning score is composed by Ennio Morricone and features period music by Duke Ellington. The Untouchables premiered on June 2, 1987, in New York City, and went into general release by Paramount Pictures on June 3, 1987, in the United States. The film grossed $187 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for four Academy Awards; Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, as well as the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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