The Real Untouchables (2001) (TV)

Director:

John Fothergill

Writer:

Steve Longmuir (writer)

Release Date:

10 October 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

Plot Keywords:

Mobster | Organized Crime | J. Edgar Hoover | John Dillinger | Memoir

Cast

James Woods	...	Himself - Narrator
Bob Kaliebe	...	Eliot Ness
Dominic Capone	...	Al Capone
Tom Clarke Hill	...	Eliot Ness / Melvin Purvis (voice) (as Tom Clarke-Hill)
Douglas Weidner	...	Melvin Purvis (as D. Douglas Weidner)
Michael Dailey	...	John Dillinger
Todd Milliner	...	Thomas Dewey
David Viggiano	...	Charles Luciano
Paul Heimel	...	Himself - Author
Kathleen L. Kiernan	...	Herself - Special Agent in Charge
Laurence Bergreen	...	Himself - Author
Walter Trohan	...	Himself - Crime Reporter
Tony Berardi	...	Himself - News Photographer
George E.Q. Johnson	...	Himself - George Johnson's Son
Fred Anderson	...	Himself - Eliot Ness's Friend

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Filming Locations:

South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Quotes:

[first lines]
[segment: "Thomas Dewey"]
Narrator: In a city where everyone was for sale, he couldn't be bought. He took on the racketeers and risked his life to put mafia kingpin Lucky Luciano behind bars. His victory took him to the steps of the White House, but now he's forgotten. Who was the real Thomas Dewey?

Movie Connections:

References "The Untouchables" (1993)