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Jun 3, 1987 · The Untouchables: Directed by Brian De Palma. With Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia. During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
- (331K)
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Brian De Palma
- 1987-06-03
Set in Chicago in 1930, the film follows Eliot Ness (Costner) as he forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone (De Niro) to justice during Prohibition. The screenplay is loosely based on Ness and Oscar Fraley 's 1957 book The Untouchables and the real-life events it was based on, though most of its plot is fictionalized.
The best-known adaptations include the 1959 TV series The Untouchables, which starred Robert Stack as Ness and was narrated by Walter Winchell, and the 1987 film The Untouchables, directed by Brian De Palma, which starred Kevin Costner as Ness, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro as Al Capone.
The Untouchables: With Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade, Paul Picerni. Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago.
- (3.1K)
- 1959-01-22
- Action, Crime, Drama
- 50
Though Prohibition agent Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) attempts to take Capone down, even his best efforts fail due to widespread corruption within the Windy City's police force.
- (75)
- Brian De Palma
- R
- Kevin Costner
Ness led a team of law enforcement agents known as "The Untouchables", who were reputedly incorruptible. Ness' posthumously released memoir, "The Untouchables" (1957), has been adapted into two television series, one film, and one video game.
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Young Treasury Agent Eliot Ness arrives in Chicago and is determined to take down Al Capone, but it's not going to be easy because Capone has the police in his pocket. Ness meets Jim Malone, a veteran patrolman and probably the most honorable one on the force.
