The Untouchables | |
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4 Nominations / 1 Win | |
Year | 1987 |
Director | Brian De Palma |
Writer | David Mamet |
Starring | Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro |
60th Academy Awards |
The Untouchables is a 1987 American crime drama film directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Mamet. Based on the book "The Untouchables", the film stars Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Billy Drago and Patricia Clarkson. The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio Morricone.
Wins
- Best Supporting Actor — Sean Connery
Nominations
- Best Art Direction — Patrizia Von Brandenstein, William A. Elliott, Hal Gausman
- Best Costume Design — Marilyn Vance-Straker
- Best Original Score — Ennio Morricone
- Best Supporting Actor — Sean Connery
Plot[]
1920's prohibition Chicago is corrupt from the judges downward. So in going up against Al Capone, Treasury agent Eliot Ness picks just two cops to help him and his accountant colleague. One is a sharp-shooting rookie, the other a seen-it-all beat man. The four of them are ready to battle Capone and his empire, but it could just be that guns are not the best way to get him.
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