The untouchables

The untouchables [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents an Art Linson production, a Brian De Palma film ; produced by Art Linson ; written by David Mamet ; directed by Brian De Palma. - Special collector's ed. - Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2004] - 1 videodisc (ca. 119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. Based on the novel by Eliot Ness. Special features: the script, the cast; production stories; reinventing the genre; the classic; original featurette: "The men"; theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker. Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker.

Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery.

The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.

MPAA rating: R.


DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX.


English or dubbed French dialogue; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery).

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Ness, Eliot--Drama.
Capone, Al, 1899-1947 --Drama.
Ness, Eliot--Drama.


Gangsters--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Prohibition--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Criminal investigation--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.


Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Gangster--Feature.
Crime--Feature.

CM DVD 00495

791.43/72