The Untouchables [1987 film] (1987)

by Brian De Palma (Director), David Mamet (Screenwriter)

Other authors: Patricia Clarkson (Actor), Sean Connery (Actor), Kevin Costner (Actor), Robert De Niro (Actor), Andy Garcia (Actor) — 2 more, Ennio Morricone (Composer), Charles Martin Smith (Actor)

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A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.… (more)

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The only honest cops in Chicago go after Al Capone.

You could make a great movie out of it, with a little editing and a new score.

Concept: B
Story: C
Characters: C
Dialog: B
Pacing: D
Cinematography: A
Special effects/design: B
Acting: B
Music: D

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
De Palma, Brian	Director	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Mamet, David	Screenwriter	main author	all editions	confirmed
Clarkson, Patricia	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Connery, Sean	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Costner, Kevin	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
De Niro, Robert	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Garcia, Andy	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Morricone, Ennio	Composer	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Smith, Charles Martin	Actor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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The Untouchables / Apocalypse Now / Scarface by Francis Ford Coppola

Sean Connery Collection: The Hunt for Red October / The Presidio / The Untouchables by Sean Connery

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The Untouchables by Eliot Ness

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501 Must-See Movies (Emma Beare, 2004) (Mystery & Thriller)

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The Untouchables [1987 film]

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A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.

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