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The Untouchables, 1987
English
USA
Profile of The Untouchables
The Untouchables can be described as stylized, captivating, and rough. The plot revolves around idealism, partners against crime, and fighting crime. The main genres are thriller, crime, and action. In terms of style, The Untouchables features an all-star cast, has a Hollywood tone, and is epic. In approach, it is serious and realistic. It is set, at least in part, in an urban environment. The Untouchables is located in Chicago. It takes place in the 1920s. The soundtrack is orchestral. The Untouchables is based on a TV series, originally a true story, and based on a book. The movie has received attention for being a modern classic, a blockbuster, and an award winner. It is well suited for a boys' night. Note that The Untouchables involves violent content.
Summary of The Untouchables
Kevin Costner is idealistic federal agent Eliot Ness, whose assignment to clean up Prohibition-era Chicago leads to violence and manly questions about upholding the law. Initially powerless to stop the flow of booze into the city (the police force is corrupt and everyone in town seems to be on the mob's payroll), Ness finds guidance from an older streetwise cop (Sean Connery, who won an Academy Award for this role) who convinces him he'll need to break some rules if he wants to bring down head mobster Al Capone (Robert De Niro). Andy Garcia and Charles Martin Smith play Ness's other recruits, who together must stand tall against a city full of assassins. Director Brian De Palma (MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) packs the film with violence and creative camera movements while David Mamet's intelligent script capably dodges cliché at every turn. There's a real sense of what's at stake for these characters on a personal level, which contrasts nicely with the futility inherent in enforcing Prohibition in the first place. The film is based on the autobiographical book by Ness (cowritten with Oscar Fraley) and the 1959-63 TV series; Ennio Morricone (THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY) composed the uninhibitedly bombastic score.
Details
| Language: | English |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 2 June 1987 |
| Runtime: | 119 min |
| Awards: | Academy Awards |
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- 09.October.2009
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- by: Ethan Clapham
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- 22.March.2009
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- by: coolerking
- coolerking rated this movie4/10Disappointing
