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The Untouchables

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• Adventure
• Crime/detective

• 1987
• Brian De Palma
• 114 mins
• 15

Summary

Oscar-winning crime drama starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro. Determined young federal agent Eliot Ness leads a tough team of investigators in a dangerous mission to end Al Capone's violent reign of terror in Prohibition-era Chicago.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Adrian Turner

In this riveting take on the old TV crime show from director Brian De Palma, Kevin Costner gives a star-making performance as Eliot Ness, the quiet Treasury agent and family man who picks up a pump-action rifle in order to rid Chicago of bootlegger Al Capone (a plumped-up Robert De Niro). Always a showman, if not a show-off, De Palma lets loose with a barrage of bloody set pieces, notably the climax at the railway station - a nod to the famous Odessa steps sequence in The Battleship Potemkin. David Mamet's dialogue crackles, Ennio Morricone's music soars and the production design sparkles. Yet for many the main attraction of this modern classic is Sean Connery's Oscar-winning turn as the veteran Irish cop who shows Ness the ropes.

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7.8/10

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Cast

rolenameEliot NessKevin CostnerJim MaloneSean ConneryGeorge StoneAndy GarciaAl CaponeRobert De NiroOscar WallaceCharles Martin SmithMikeRichard BradfordPayneJack KehoeGeorgeBrad SullivanFrank NittiBilly DragoNess's wifePatricia Clarkson

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rolenameDirectorBrian De Palma

Details

Released on

1987-09-18

Languages

English

Guidance

Violence and swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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