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He steals every scene he is in and he really brings the largerthanlife quality to the character which is extremely fitting. Wolff, the last survivor of the reallife untouchables, was a consultant on this movie, and helped kevin costner with his portrayal of eliot ness. Al capone was boss of the chicago outfit crime syndicate during prohibition in the 1920s and. The untouchables 1987 movie kevin costner, sean connery. Though prohibition agent eliot ness kevin costner attempts to take. Young treasury agent elliot ness arrives in chicago and is determined to take down al capone, but its not going to be easy because capone has the police in his pocket.
The untouchables 1987 al capone scene 1080 youtube. It may contain wrinkles, cracks, and possibly even tears due to its age and how it was handled before it got to us. I enjoyed last nights kevin costner film so much that i decided to double up and watch him this evening in another film, no way out. The film stars kevin costner, charles martin smith, andy garcia, robert. This fictionalized account of the arrest of al capone is heavy on style and gunfire. Its not a beating if its done with an open hand as opposed to a clenched fist. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among. The untouchables 1987 eliot ness meets malone youtube. During the era of prohibition in the united states, federal agent eliot ness sets out to stop ruthless chicago gangster al capone and, because of rampant corruption, assembles a small, handpicked team to help him. The actor, now 86, played a local cop named jim malone in the film and.
In 1930, during prohibition, reigning crime kingpin al capone supplies illegal. The film is for lack of a better expression a sean connery tourdeforce. His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards costner began his acting career with sizzle beach, u. Federal agent elliot ness assembles a personal team of mob fighters to bring chicago crime boss al capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. Kevin costner stars as ness, and robert deniro plays capone. Kevin costner as eliot ness, honest and intrepid federal agent.
An envelope is dropped on the desk of eliot ness in one scene. Released in 1987, the untouchables, directed by brian depalma, is a period crime drama that follows the story of elliot ness, a treasury officer who assembled a team to try and bring down the notorious gangster al capone in a prohibitionera chicago. The untouchables documentary the chicago way youtube. The untouchables quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. In this scene, we see eliot ness kevin costner returning home from a bad first day on the job. Kevin costner portrays eliot ness, a young federal treasury agent determined to stop al.
The grammy awardwinning score was composed by ennio morricone and features period music by duke ellington. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, filmmaker, and musician. Its allout war on the streets of 1920s chicago in this slick, stylish and very violent prohibitionera gangster movie. Mar 19, 2009 kevin costner as eliot ness in the untouchables 1987. Sep 24, 2014 in this scene, we see eliot ness kevin costner returning home from a bad first day on the job.
Mamet accentuates this absence of femininity by having cop elliot ness kevin costner decide to fight organized crime when a grieving mother. Kevin costner,sean connery,charles martin smith watch all you want. The untouchables 1987 with kevin costner classic film. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, director, producer, and musician. Though there are certainly no modern day comparisons to al capone that spring immediately to mind, he remains a fascinating historical figure. Andsurprise, surpriseprohibitionera chicago had almost no women. Watch the untouchables 1987 full movie online free. The film is a synthesis of what happened in the turbulent 30s chicago, a time where gangs ruled the city, and illegal bootlegging of alcohol was flooding the streets, and furthermore.
His accolades include two academy awards, two golden globe awards, one primetime emmy award, and two screen actors guild awards. The untouchables 1987 with kevin costner classic film freak. The film was remade in bollywood as aan men at work starring akshay. Besides, if the circumstances merit it, like if youve tried everything else and a woman cant leave it alone, like when they want to have the last word, and you give them the last word, but theyre not happy with the last word and want to say it again and get into a really provocative. In this period crime drama, eliot ness will stop at nothing to take down legendary al capone even if it means bending some rules. American actor, director, and producer kevin costner has won two academy awards, among other awards. The untouchables dvd, 2004, widescreen special collectors. The films best performance belongs to sean connery though. Andy garcia, sean connery, kevin costner and charles martin smith star as. Like the tv series that shared the same title, the untouchables 1987 was an account of the battle between gangster al capone and lawman eliot ness, this time in the form of a feature film.
Sean connery hated kevin costner posted 9 years ago by asburyparkwest 35 replies. Dec 04, 2017 the untouchables 1987 al capone scene 1080. Kevin costner, sean connery, charles martin smith watch all. Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his portrayal of eliot ness in the.
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