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The untouchables [videorecording] / 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

Uniform Title
Untouchables (Motion picture)
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, [2004]
Edition
Special collector's ed.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators
De Palma, Brian, Costner, Kevin, Smith, Charles Martin, Garcia, Andy, De Niro, Robert, Connery, Sean, Burum, Stephen H., 1939-, Morricone, Ennio, Mamet, David, Ness, Eliot, and Paramount Pictures Corporation

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Language Note
English or dubbed French dialogue; closed-captioned.
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.
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ISBN
079219909X
9780792199090
Audience Notes
MPAA rating: R.
Note
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.
Creation/Production Credits Note
Director of photography, Stephen H. Burum ; art director, William A. Elliott ; editor, Jerry Greenberg ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker.
Participant/Performer Note
Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery.
Technical Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX.
Terms of Use and Reproduction
No public performance rights. Classroom instruction and home use permitted.
Source of Acquisition
Shenango copy: Purchased with funds from the Paterno Libraries Endowment; 20067.
Awards
Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery).
Endowment Note
Paterno Libraries Endowment (Campus College Libraries)
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