The Untouchables
1987 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 7.8
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”.
Based on The Untouchables
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Details
- Years
- 1987
- Release date
- 1987-06-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.8/10 (6,176 votes)
- Box office
- $76,270,454
- Budget
- $25,000,000
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- prohibition era
- gangster
- baseball bat
- white suit
- tough cop
- treasury agent
- untouchable
- tax evasion
- jury tampering
- 1930s
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1988
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 1988
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1987
- Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1987
- London Film Critics Circle Award — Actor of the Year · 1987
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- National Board of Review Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1987
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Costume Design · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Original Score · 1988 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1988 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Supporting Role · 1988 · nominated
- BAFTA Award — Best Original Music · 1988 · nominated
- César Award — Best Foreign Film · 1988 · nominated
- Japan Academy Prize — Outstanding Foreign Language Film · 1988 · nominated
- Writers Guild of America Award — Best Adapted Screenplay · 1988 · nominated
- American Society of Cinematographers Award — Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Original Score · 1987 · nominated
- Golden Globe Award — Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture · 1987 · nominated
- National Society of Film Critics Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1987 · nominated
Cast & crew
Kevin Costner
as Eliot Ness
Sean Connery
as Jim Malone
Robert De Niro
as Al Capone
Charles Martin Smith
as Oscar Wallace
Andy Garcia
as George Stone
Richard Bradford
as Mike
Jack Kehoe
as Payne
Brad Sullivan
as George
Billy Drago
as Nitti
Patricia Clarkson
as Catherine Ness
Directed by Brian De Palma