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“They pull a knife, you pull a gun.”
synopsis
Federal agent Eliot Ness assembles a small, incorruptible team to bring down Al Capone during Prohibition-era Chicago.
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mini-review
Operatic, stylish, and unapologetically dramatic. De Palma leans into mythmaking — this is crime as legend.
Road to Perdition, Donnie Brasco
Absurdist's Corner
Chicago apparently had two kinds of cops: fully corrupt or fully heroic. No middle setting.
fun facts
Connery won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor.
The train station scene references Battleship Potemkin.
The Untouchables (1987)
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