Wednesday, January 20, 2016

The Untouchables (1987)

This day in History !!!!

Prohibition began in the early days of 1920 on January 16th-19th and Prohibition's short-lived sting began on January 20th, 1920.  

Wikipedia.org Article for Prohibition in the United States:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States 

So!  Let's see how they handle things "the Chicago way" in ............ 
The Untouchables (1987).
.......  For my money one of the best films ever made. - Phil





Run Time:  119 mins
Genre:  Crime, Drama, Action, Historical, Biopic
Format:  Widescreen Format, Color
Director:  Brian De Palma

Starring:  Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro

IMDB.com Entry for the Film:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094226/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wikipedia.org Article for the Film:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Untouchables_(film)

Wikipedia.org Article for Director Brian DePalma:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_De_Palma

Wikipedia.org Article for Robert De Niro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_De_Niro

Wikipedia.org Article for Sean Connery:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Connery

IMDB.com Entry for Andy Garcia:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000412/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Find the link to Kevin Costner's Wikipedia.org Article from our Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1998) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves-1991.html

Find the link for Composer Ennio Morricone's Wikipedia.org Article from our The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) Post:
http://film366.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-good-bad-and-ugly-1966.html

Trailer for the Film on YouTube:


This is the story of Al Capone (DeNiro) and Eliot Ness (Costner), as they waged their Prohibition war against each other. Ness needs help and he gets it from a semi-retired, Irish beat cop named Malone (Connery). They form a team (with Garcia), named the Untouchables, and learn that not only do they have to fight Capone, but the corrupted-Cop infested hell hole known as Chicago.


Wikipedia.org Article for the real Al Capone:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone

Wikipedia.org Article for the real Eliot Ness:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliot_Ness

Prohibition in the United States: National Ban of Alcohol on YouTube:


This may well be one of the greatest gangster movies ever made. DePalma's direction is fantastic. The camera work, the editing, the pacing, the intensity, along with the music, makes this a heart pounding action thriller, as well as a little taste of history.  De Niro makes you speechless.  Connery is his normal greatness, and you see his James Bond toughness come out.  Costner puts up a very good piece of work.  This film is so good, because it puts you into prohibition-era Chicago. It puts you at the crime scene, and with the action, the blood and the human conflict it delivers on all cylinders. See it if you haven t already, and feel the pulse-pounding action and you may learn something too from history. - Phil

Click the link below at GoWatchIt.com to see where you can stream or watch The Untouchables (1987) online or on TV right now:
http://gowatchit.com/movies/the-untouchables-28757

Or check out TVGuide.com to see if this film is playing on TV/Cable in your area:
http://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-untouchables/121875/

Just for Fun !!!!  - The Untouchables TV Show starring Robert Stack:  Season 1 Episode 1 - The Empty Chair - 1959/10/15 on YouTube. Looks like you can find all the episodes on YouTube:


CHECK IN TOMORROW ............................
For our next Film of the Day ...................

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