In july 2012, the band performed in halifax, nova scotia, at the 20th annual telus world skins game in support of the iwk health centre foundation, donating a guitar personally autographed by costner. Could it be possible that each of these artiststwo actors, a director and a film composerdid their best work in the untouchables. A mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in new york. Kevin costner is law enforcement agent eliot ness, who bands up with veteran irishamerican cop jimmy malone sean connery, in an oscarwinning role to bring capone down, any way they can which ultimately involves accounting. Kevin costner has acted with all three of the main leads of goodfellas 1990 in three different movies. Sean connery vandt en oscar for bedste birolle for sin rolle som james malone. The grammy awardwinning score was composed by ennio morricone and features period music by duke ellington. The script doesnt give him, and he doesnt provide, any of the little twists and turns of character that might have made ness into an individual. 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. Mamets lines, creates a viciously mythic al capone, and by kevin costner as the. Ennio morricone wikipedia the film was nominated for six academy awards, including best picture and best director, and scorsese earned his third best director nomination, but. He later worked with ray liotta in field of dreams 1989 and joe pesci in jfk 1991. Kevin costner 15 greatest films ranked include dances with. Movie detail page cal oaks with titan luxe the untouchables.
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. It takes audiences to 1983, where the actions of soviet military officer. Somehow, i just got around to this film after over thirty years. As the story progresses, martin scorsese and nicholas pileggi screenplay explore the world mobster in. Deniro is very prolific and has made many films over his 46 year.
The poster is the 1987 japanese original and the movie was released in1987. Deniro created some indelible characterizations on film and had three of the finest performances in a six year span. He studied acting at hb studio, the stella adler conservatory, as well as lee strasbergs actors studio. From a script by david mamet, the movie pits four underdog heroes the. The man who saved the world promo trailer kevin costner. Godfather part ii, the deer hunter, and raging bull. Kevin costner shows his development as a straight laced and by the book believer in law and order into a vengeful killer who will do whatever it takes to go home safe at night in a believable and somewhat understandable way. The astonishing robert deniro is so immersed in his film roles, it is difficult to glimpse his real person. The untouchables movies based on true stories based on the true story of 1931 crackdown on chicago gangster al capone by the united states department of the treasury agent eliot ness.
The untouchables quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. 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. Ironically, it was tax evasion that was capones downfall. Kevin costner stars as ness, a federal agent who has come to chicago. Walsh del close colleen bade greg noonan sean grennan larry viverito sr. After a prank goes disastrously wrong, a group of boys are sent to a detention center where they are brutalized. Auch kevin costner konnte uberzeugen, obwohl seine rolle viel blasser angesetzt war. The untouchables 1987 movie kevin costner, sean connery. The untouchables 1987 federal agent eliot ness sets out to stop al capone. Thirteen years later, an unexpected random encounter with a. The star of the movie is kevin costner as eliot ness, the straightarrow federal. Its members are a young shooter, a wise and incorruptible retired police officer and an accountant.
The untouchables 1987 trailer hd kevin costner sean. This film takes place during the prohibition, the golden age of american mafia, and shows. Alle protagonisten, wirklich ausnahmslos, bieten hochstleistungen, sind immens ausdrucksstark. Kevin michael costner born january 18, 1955 is an american actor, filmmaker, and musician. Crawford enters their lives and proceeds to disrupt everyone.
He garnered widespread acclaim with the films bang the drum slowly 1973 and mean streets 1973 following which he featured in many other notable films. Costner is fine for the role, but its a thankless one, giving him little to do other than act grim and incorrigible. His main partner is sean connery as a beat cop in 1930 chicago. Following a few minor supporting parts, he rose to prominence with his portrayal of eliot ness in the.
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