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The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to b...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Untouchables (Motion picture)
Main Author: Morricone, Ennio (Composer)
Other Authors: Mamet, David (Screenwriter), Costner, Kevin (Actor), Smith, Charles Martin (Actor), Garcia, Andy (Actor), De Niro, Robert (Actor), Connery, Sean (Actor), Bradford, Richard (Actor), Burum, Stephen H., 1939- (director of photography.), Vance, Marilyn (Costume designer), Ness, Eliot
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: Hollywood, California : Paramount Pictures, 1987.
Subjects:
Ness, Eliot > Drama.
Capone, Al, > 1899-1947 > Drama.
Gangsters > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Prohibition > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Criminal investigation > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Capone, Al, > 1899-1947
Ness, Eliot
Drama
Feature films
Fiction films
Gangster films.
Action and adventure films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)
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Summary:The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.
Item Description:Based on the novel by Eliot Ness.
Originally released as a motion picture by Paramount Pictures, 1987.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 streaming video file (120 min.)) : color, sound
Audience:MPAA rating: R.
Awards:Academy Awards, 1988: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery)
Production Credits:Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker.