Genre: Action / Crime / Drama
Length: 1h 59m 0s
Director: Brian De Palma
Tagline: AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. - Until Eliot Ness and a small force of men swore they'd bring him down.
Plot outline: Federal agent Elliot Ness assembles a personal team of mob fighters to bring Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. This fictionalized account of the arrest of Al Capone is heavy on style and gunfire. The end shootout combines a baby carriage and stairs with a nod to Eisenstein's _The Battleship Potemkin_. Summary written by Keith Loh {loh@sfu.ca} 1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him. Summary written by Jeremy Perkins {jwp@aber.ac.uk}
Comment: 'The Untouchables' is a modern crime classic in the tradition of the great Warner Bros. gangster films of the '30s and '40s which starred men like James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Edw. G. Robinson as the criminals. This time the events unfold in color rather than glorious B&W and the leading man is not an anti-hero but Kevin Costner who acquits himself well in the role of Elliot Ness. The story, set in Chicago of the '30s, depicts how Ness and his small band of deputies bring down notorious crime boss Al Capone (Robert DeNiro) after a succession of well-staged crime scenes involving Prohibition, speak-easys, etc. The train station shootout is a standout among the vivid action scenes. Sean Connery gives an Oscar-winning performance as the seasoned street cop who joins Ness and his men in their pursuit of Capone. Distinguished by excellent cinematography, good script, fine overall performances from a large cast and, last but not least, Brian DePalma's stylish direction that features some extraordinary camera work. A crime classic told in the grand manner of the best of the Warner Bros. crime melodramas, updated with its more graphic violence and bloodshed.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
Country: USA
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CDs: 0
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| Actors: | ||
| Kevin Costner | as | Eliot Ness, Treasury Dept. Special Agent |
| Sean Connery | as | Jim Malone |
| Charles Martin Smith | as | Agent Oscar Wallace |
| Andy Garcia | as | Agent George Stone aka Giuseppe Petri |