USA,
1987, 119 min
(Alternative: 115 min)
Directed by:
Brian De PalmaScreenplay:
David MametCinematography:
Stephen H. BurumComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson (more)VOD (2)
Plots(1)
In THE UNTOUCHABLES, federal agent Elliot Ness leads a group of mob fighters with the intent of taking out the infamous Al Capone in 1930's Prohibition-era Chicago. Realizing that practical methods will not work in securing Capone's capture, Ness and his men resort to using even more force in order to take down the Chicago mob boss once and for all. This classic confrontation between good and evil and stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 1988 - Sean Connery (Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role)
- 1988 - Ennio Morricone (Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score))
- 1988 - Best Achievement in Production Design
- 1988 - Best Achievement in Costume Design
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 1988 - Ennio Morricone (Best Music)
- 1988 - Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor)
- 1988 - Best Costume Design
- 1988 - Best Production Design
César Awards
- 1988 - Best Foreign Film
Golden Globes
- 1988 - Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture)
- 1988 - Ennio Morricone (Best Original Score)
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 1987 - Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 1987 - Sean Connery (Best Supporting Actor)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 1987 - Brian De Palma (Golden Shell for Best Film)