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The Untouchables

The Untouchables

7,8 /10 (6,166 Votes)
1987 EN 119 min

Overview

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

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Release date

03/06/1987

Votes

6,166

Popularity

5.4

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Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

119 min

Budget

$25,000,000

Revenue

$76,270,454

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

Catherine Ness

Vito D'Ambrosio

Vito D'Ambrosio

Bowtie Driver

Steven Goldstein

Steven Goldstein

Scoop

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Peter Aylward

Lt. Anderson

Don Harvey

Don Harvey

Preseuski

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Robert Swan

Mountie Captain

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John J. Walsh

Bartender

Del Close

Del Close

Alderman

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Colleen Bade

Mrs. Blackmer

Greg Noonan

Greg Noonan

Rangemaster

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Sean Grennan

Cop Cousin

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Larry Viverito Sr.

Italian Waiter

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Kevin Michael Doyle

Williamson

Mike Bacarella

Mike Bacarella

Overcoat Hood

Michael P. Byrne

Michael P. Byrne

Ness' Clerk

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Kaitlin Montgomery

Ness' Daughter

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Aditra Kohl

Blackmer Girl

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Charles Keller Watson

Reporter

Larry Brandenburg

Larry Brandenburg

Reporter

Chelcie Ross

Chelcie Ross

Reporter

No photo

Tim Gamble

Reporter

Pat Billingsley

Pat Billingsley

Bailif

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Sam Smiley

Bailiff

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John Bracci

Fat Man

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Jennifer Anglin

Woman in Elevator

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Eddie Minasian

Butler

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Anthony Mockus Sr.

Judge

Will Zahrn

Will Zahrn

Defense Attorney

No photo

Louie Lanciloti

Barber

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Vince Viverito

Bodyguard

Valentino Cimo

Valentino Cimo

Bodyguard

Joe Greco

Joe Greco

Bodyguard

Clem Caserta

Clem Caserta

Bodyguard

No photo

Bob Martana

Bodyguard

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Joseph Scianablo

Bodyguard

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George S. Spataro

Bodyguard

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Melody Rae

Union Station Woman

Robert Miranda

Robert Miranda

Gunned Head

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James Guthrie

Pagliacci

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Basil Reale

Hotel Clerk

John Barrowman

John Barrowman

Street Person (uncredited)

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Jimmy Borto

Court Reporter (uncredited)

Stephen Burrows

Stephen Burrows

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Ernest Capponi

Gangster at Round Table (uncredited)

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Justin De Rosa

Capone's Hitman (uncredited)

Eddy Donno

Eddy Donno

Capone's Hitman (uncredited)

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Jack Fitzstephens

Train Announcer (uncredited)

Collin Hymes

Collin Hymes

Baby in Carriage (uncredited)

Clifton James

Clifton James

District Attorney (uncredited)

No photo

Matt Johnston

Union Station Bodyguard (uncredited)

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Robert Minkoff

Man (uncredited)

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William Rossman

Gangster (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2020-01-12

⭐ 10

Never stop fighting till the fight is done, here endeth the lesson. As good a gangster movie that has ever been made as DePalma does justice to Mamet's electric script. The acting on show is right out of the top draw, the inevitable ease that DeNiro puts menace into Capone is quite impressive, whilst the fresh faced pugnacious tenacity of Andy Garcia's George Stone is something of a delightful experience. Yet that is not enough because we still need the central actors to carry the film if it is going to triumph. Connery is a given performance wise (accent aside of course, but then again who…

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Manuel São Bento

2020-05-13

⭐ 8

If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com Capone starring Tom Hardy is being released this week, so I decided to visit a classic from the late 80s that also features Al Capone (this time portrayed by Robert De Niro). One of my 2020's resolutions is to review older films, classics that I never wrote about, and maybe go through a director's filmography before his/her next big movie. I'll also try to review previous films inside a franchise, for example, before the live-action Mulan is released, I'll definitely rewatch and review the 1998…

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tmdb28039023

2022-08-30

⭐ 6

Howard Hawks defined a great film as “three good scenes and no bad ones.” The Untouchables has one of the greatest scenes in the history of cinema, and not just because it’s patterned after the best known scene in Battleship Potemkin; this has actually become iconic in its own right. This Brian De Palma movie has several other good scenes, and arguably not a single bad one; it does have, however, a couple of scenes that don’t make a lick of sense — some of the good ones, even. The bat scene, in particular, is a lot of fun, but I still have no idea who the guy is that Al Capone (Robert De…

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