
Untouchables is a movie novelization written by Marvin H. Albert in 1987 and based on the movie The Untouchables, directed by Brian De Palma in 1987. The movie features Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Richard Bradford, and others.
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Book by Eliot Ness, Oscar Fraley
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Storyline
In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.
Movie vs Book

Year
1987
Minutes
119
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Movie
The Untouchables
Director: Brian De Palma
Country: USA
Year: 1987
Length: 1h59m
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Year
1987
Pages
218
Book Rate
7.36
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Book
Untouchables
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