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The Real Untouchables

  • TV Movie
  • 2001
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The Real Untouchables (2001)
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The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.The three-part documentary examines Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas Dewey: three real-life heroes who battled organized crime between the two world wars.

  • Director
    • John Fothergill
  • Writer
    • Steve Longmuir
  • Stars
    • James Woods
    • Bob Kaliebe
    • Dominic Capone III
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
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    • Director
      • John Fothergill
    • Writer
      • Steve Longmuir
    • Stars
      • James Woods
      • Bob Kaliebe
      • Dominic Capone III
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    James Woods
    James Woods
    • Self - Narrator
    Bob Kaliebe
    Bob Kaliebe
    • Eliot Ness
    Dominic Capone III
    Dominic Capone III
    • Al Capone
    • (as Dominic Capone)
    Tom Clarke Hill
    Tom Clarke Hill
    • Eliot Ness
    • (voice)
    • (as Tom Clarke-Hill)
    • …
    Douglas Weidner
    • Melvin Purvis
    • (as D. Douglas Weidner)
    Michael Dailey
    • John Dillinger
    Todd Milliner
    Todd Milliner
    • Thomas Dewey
    David Viggiano
    • Charles Luciano
    Paul Heimel
    • Self - Author
    Kathleen L. Kiernan
    • Self - Special Agent in Charge
    Laurence Bergreen
    • Self - Author
    Walter Trohan
    • Self - Crime Reporter
    Tony Berardi
    • Self - News Photographer
    George E.Q. Johnson
    • Self - George Johnson's Son
    Fred Anderson
    • Self - Eliot Ness's Friend
    Lewis Wilkinson
    • Self - Eliot Ness's Friend
    Alston Purvis
    • Self - Melvin Purvis's Son
    Kathleen McChesney
    Kathleen McChesney
    • Self - Special Agent in Charge
    • Director
      • John Fothergill
    • Writer
      • Steve Longmuir
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      [segment: "Eliot Ness"]

      Narrator: He was the first untouchable, the Prohibition agent who cleaned up Chicago and brought down Al Capone. He became a legend. But does he owe his name to history or Hollywood? Who was the real Eliot Ness?

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 2001 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • South Side, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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      • £75,000 (estimated)
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