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the untouchables (1987)

the untouchables
The Untouchables
R
Crime
Documentary
Drama
History
Thriller

Release Date
June 3, 1987
Director
Brian De Palma
Runtime
119
Main Genre
Crime
Writers
Oscar Fraley , Eliot Ness , David Mamet
Tagline
What are you prepared to do?

Summary

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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