Synopsis
Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Home video distributors
Paramount Home Video (United States)
Based on
The Untouchables
Awards
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor, London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year, Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor, Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Setting
Chicago
Filming locations
Chicago
Crew
Music
Ennio Morricone
Trailer
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Festival History
- Locarno International Film Festival 2015 generic
- Academy Awards 1988 academy_award
- National Board of Review 1987 generic
- Venice Film Festival 1987 generic
Titles
| Original title | The Untouchables | |
| Québec French title | Les Incorruptibles |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | Paramount Home Video (cat. no. 1886) | 1988, United States, slipcase |
Soundtracks
| Vinyl LP | The Untouchables (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Ennio Morricone (1987) | 17 releases, 1987-1988: A&M Records, PGP RTB |
| CD | The Untouchables (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Ennio Morricone (1987) | 17 releases, 1987-2017: A&M Records, La-La Land Records, Universal Music |
| Cassette | The Untouchables (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - Ennio Morricone (1987) | 4 releases, 1987: A&M Records |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1988 1886 |
Full credits
| Director | Brian De Palma |
| Music | Ennio Morricone |
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
