| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX. |
| Language |
English or dubbed French dialogue; closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker. |
| Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. |
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Based on the novel by Eliot Ness. |
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Special features: the script, the cast; production stories; reinventing the genre; the classic; original featurette: "The men"; theatrical trailer. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
The story of the glorious, fierce, larger-than-life depiction of mob warlord Al Capone who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer, who vowed to bring him down. A classic confrontation between good and evil, and how with the help of a cop named Malone, Ness learns how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery). |
| Subject |
Ness, Eliot -- Drama.
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Capone, Al, 1899-1947 -- Drama.
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Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Prohibition -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Criminal investigation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 1988.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
De Palma, Brian.
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Costner, Kevin.
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Smith, Charles Martin.
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Garcia, Andy.
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De Niro, Robert.
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Connery, Sean.
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Burum, Stephen H., 1939-
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Morricone, Ennio.
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Ness, Eliot.
Untouchables.
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Paramount Pictures Corporation.
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| ISBN |
079219909X |
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9780792199090 |
| Standard No. |
097360504248 |
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0883929304516 |
| Music No. |
05042 Paramount |
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