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Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
CrimeHistoryThrillerchicago, illinoisprohibition eragangsterbaseball batwhite suittough coptreasury agentuntouchabletax evasionjury tampering1930s
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Character
Earnest, resolved, classical in form and grave.
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- rawmeticulous
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Cast
- Kevin CostnerEliot Ness
- Sean ConneryJim Malone
- Robert De NiroAl Capone
- Charles Martin SmithOscar Wallace
- Andy GarciaGeorge Stone
- Richard BradfordMike
- Jack KehoePayne
- Brad SullivanGeorge
- Billy DragoNitti
- Patricia ClarksonCatherine Ness
Crew
- Brian De PalmaDirector
- David MametWriter
- Stephen H. BurumDirector of Photography
- Ennio MorriconeOriginal Music Composer
- Gerald B. GreenbergEditor
- Bill PankowEditor
- Art LinsonProducer
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