Title: The Untouchables
Runtime: 119 Min
Year: 1987
Genres: Crime - Drama - History - Thriller
Cast: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson, Vito D'Ambrosio, Steven Goldstein, Peter Aylward, Don Harvey, Robert Swan, John J. Walsh, Del Close, Colleen Bade
Directed By: Brian De Palma
PLOT
Young Treasury Agent Elliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is deternimed to take down Al Capone (Robert De Niro) but he learns that it's not going to be easy, because Capone (Robert De Niro) has the police in his pocket. But Ness meets Jimmy Malone a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one in the force. He asks Malone to help him get Capone (Robert De Niro) but Malone warns him that if he goes after Capone (Robert De Niro), he is going to war. They recruit academy cadet, George Stone and Treasury agent Oscar Wallace, who is also an accountant, who wants to prosecute Capone (Robert De Niro) for tax evasion. When they make headway, Capone (Robert De Niro) tries to get them but they are untouchable.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English
Writers: Oscar Fraley (suggested by book) and Eliot Ness (suggested by book), David Mamet (written by)
Awards:
1988- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Actor in a Supporting Role Sean Connery (WON)
-Best Art Direction-Set Decoration Patrizia von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott and Hal Gausman (NOMINATED)
-Best Costume Design Marilyn Vance (NOMINATED)
-Best Music, Original Score Ennio Morricone (NOMINATED)
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