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The untouchables [videorecording (DVD)]/ Paramount Pictures presents an Art Linson production, a Brian De Palma film ; produced by Art Linson ; written by David Mamet ; directed by Brian De Palma. - Special collector's ed. - Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, ©2004. - 1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. Based on the novel by Eliot Ness. Special features: The script, the cast; Production stories; Reinventing the genre; The classic; Original featurette: "The men"; Theatrical trailer.

Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editors, Jerry Greenberg and Bill Pankow ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker ; wardrobe, Giorgio Armani. Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editors, Jerry Greenberg and Bill Pankow ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker ; wardrobe, Giorgio Armani.

Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery.

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.

MPAA rating: R ; special features not rated.


DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX.


English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.

Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery).

ISBN: 079219909X 9780792199090

Standard No.: 883929304516 097360504248 032429258472

Publisher. No.: 05042 Paramount

Source: Midwest Tapes http://www.midwesttapes.com

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ness, Eliot--Drama.
Capone, Al, 1899-1947 --Drama.
Capone, Al, 1899-1947.
Ness, Eliot.
Ness, Eliot--Drama.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Gangsters--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Prohibition--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Criminal investigation--Illinois--Chicago--Drama.
Criminal investigation.
Gangsters.
Prohibition.
Gangsters--Drama.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Illinois--Chicago.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Crime films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Gangster films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Gangster films.
Crime films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Gangster--Feature.
Crime--Feature.
Gangster--Feature.
Crime--Feature.

LC Class. No.: PN1997 / .U53552 1987

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4372