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The Untouchables

  • 19871987
  • RR
  • 1h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)
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During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-... Read allDuring the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.During the era of Prohibition in the United States, Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, hand-picked team to help him.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
305K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
836
191
  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • David Mamet
    • Oscar Fraley(suggested by book)
    • Eliot Ness(suggested by book)
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Sean Connery
    • Robert De Niro
Top credits
  • Director
    • Brian De Palma
  • Writers
    • David Mamet
    • Oscar Fraley(suggested by book)
    • Eliot Ness(suggested by book)
  • Stars
    • Kevin Costner
    • Sean Connery
    • Robert De Niro
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 585User reviews
    • 150Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 11 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)
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    Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)
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    Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, and Andy Garcia in The Untouchables (1987)

    Top cast

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    Kevin Costner
    Kevin Costner
    • Eliot Ness
    Sean Connery
    Sean Connery
    • Jim Malone
    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Al Capone
    Charles Martin Smith
    Charles Martin Smith
    • Oscar Wallace
    Andy Garcia
    Andy Garcia
    • George Stone
    Richard Bradford
    Richard Bradford
    • Mike
    Jack Kehoe
    Jack Kehoe
    • Payne
    Brad Sullivan
    Brad Sullivan
    • George
    Billy Drago
    Billy Drago
    • Nitti
    Patricia Clarkson
    Patricia Clarkson
    • Ness' Wife
    Vito D'Ambrosio
    Vito D'Ambrosio
    • Bowtie Driver
    Steven Goldstein
    Steven Goldstein
    • Scoop
    Peter Aylward
    • Lt. Anderson
    Don Harvey
    Don Harvey
    • Preseuski
    Robert Swan
    Robert Swan
    • Mountie Captain
    John J. Walsh
    • Bartender
    Del Close
    Del Close
    • Alderman
    Colleen Bade
    • Mrs. Blackmer
    • Director
      • Brian De Palma
    • Writers
      • David Mamet
      • Oscar Fraley(suggested by book)
      • Eliot Ness(suggested by book)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Albert H. Wolff, the last survivor of the real-life Untouchables, was a consultant on this movie, and helped Kevin Costner with his portrayal of Eliot Ness.
    • Goofs
      In the movie Ness is portrayed as married with children. In real life, Eliot Ness was a young bachelor living with his parents when he was hired as a prohibition agent and used political/family connections to get his Chicago assignment.
    • Quotes

      Malone: [talking privately in a church] You said you wanted to get Capone. Do you really wanna get him? You see what I'm saying is, what are you prepared to do?

      Ness: Anything within the law.

      Malone: And *then* what are you prepared to do? If you open the can on these worms you must be prepared to go all the way. Because they're not gonna give up the fight, until one of you is dead.

      Ness: I want to get Capone! I don't know how to do it.

      Malone: You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That's* the *Chicago* way! And that's how you get Capone. Now do you want to do that? Are you ready to do that? I'm offering you a deal. Do you want this deal?

      Ness: I have sworn to capture this man with all legal powers at my disposal and I will do so.

      Malone: Well, the Lord hates a coward.

      [jabs Ness with his hand, and Ness shakes it]

      Malone: Do you know what a blood oath is, Mr. Ness?

      Ness: Yes.

      Malone: Good, 'cause you just took one.

    • Alternate versions
      In Belgium the first release in the theaters omitted the scene where Al Capone hits one of his henchmen with a base-ball bat. Two weeks after its release the scene was restored. Cinemas announced this to be the 'uncensored version'.
    • Connections
      Edited into Public Enemies (1996)
    • Soundtracks
      MOOD INDIGO
      Written by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Barney Bigard

      Arranged by Bob Wilber

      Courtesy of Wilkes College Jazz Archives

    User reviews585

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    Better-than-average cop-drama, but vastly overrated
    Better-than-average cop-drama. That's about the best one can say about this movie. For a crime drama, it is not very gritty and is filled with Hollywood clichés.

    Reasonably interesting but could have been great. However, there are so many Hollywoodisms and glamourisations it feels quite superficial.

    The weak script and formulaic movie-for-the-masses directing by Brian De Palma are compounded by the usual unconvincing performance from Kevin Costner. He alternates between dead boring and overly gung ho here.

    Sean Connery is almost equally flat and unconvincing.

    In fact, there's hardly a convincing and/or engaging performance to be found here. The only good one comes from Robert De Niro who is charming and suitably mean and scary as Al Capone.

    Vastly overrated.
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    • Oct 28, 2014

    FAQ10

    • Malone carries around a St Jude's medal attached to his "call box key". What's the key for?
    • The story takes place during "Prohibition" -- what was Prohibition?
    • Why does Malone provoke Stone at the shooting range?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 3, 1987 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nesalomivi
    • Filming locations
      • Blackstone Hotel - 636 S. Michigan Avenue, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $76,270,454
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,023,094
      • Jun 7, 1987
    • Gross worldwide
      • $76,270,454
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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