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.

Burum, Stephen H., 1939- (Added Author). Connery, Sean, (actor.). Costner, Kevin, (actor.). De Niro, Robert. (Added Author). De Palma, Brian, (director.). Garcia, Andy. (Added Author). Linson, Art, (producer.). Mamet, David. (Added Author). Morricone, Ennio, (composer.). Ness, Eliot. Untouchables. (Added Author). Smith, Charles Martin. (Added Author). Paramount Pictures Corporation. (Added Author). Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery. (Cast).

Summary:

A larger-than-life depiction of Al Capone, the warlord who ruled Prohibition-era Chicago ... and Eliot Ness, the law enforcer who vowed to bring him down. In this classic confrontation between good and evil, Ness learns, with the help of a cop named Malone, how to beat the mob by shooting fast and shooting first.

Record details

ISBN: 079219909X
ISBN: 9780792199090
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (119 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Collectors edition
Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2004
Copyright: ©1987

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by Eliot Ness. Originally produced as a motion picture in 1987. 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 ; editors, Jerry Greenberg and Bill Pankow ; music, Ennio Morricone ; costume designer, Marilyn Vance-Straker ; wardrobe, Giorgio Armani.
Participant or Performer Note:	Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R ; special features not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround EX.
Language Note:	English or dubbed French dialogue; optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards Note:	Academy Awards, USA, 1988: Oscar - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Sean Connery).