The Untouchables

1987 film directed by Brian De Palma
Movie film Q108525
The Untouchables
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The Untouchables

Summary

The Untouchables is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,027 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Untouchables received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3].
  • The Untouchables received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor[4].
  • The Untouchables received the London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year[5].
  • The Untouchables received the Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor[6].
  • The Untouchables received the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[7].
  • The Untouchables received the BAFTA Award for Best Original Music[8].
  • The Untouchables's image is recorded as The Untouchables Filmlogo.png[9].
  • The Untouchables's instance of is recorded as film[10].
  • The Untouchables's director is recorded as Brian De Palma[11].
  • The Untouchables's screenwriter is recorded as David Mamet[12].
  • The Untouchables's screenwriter is recorded as Eliot Ness[13].
  • The Untouchables's screenwriter is recorded as Oscar Fraley[14].
  • The Untouchables's composer is recorded as Ennio Morricone[15].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as gangster film[16].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as historical film[17].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as action film[18].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as biographical film[19].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as drama film[20].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as film based on book[21].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as crime film[22].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as historical drama film[23].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as thriller film[24].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as crime thriller film[25].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as crime drama film[26].
  • The Untouchables's genre is recorded as police procedural film[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Untouchables's producer is recorded as Art Linson[28]. Its director is recorded as Brian De Palma[11]. Screenwriters include David Mamet[12], Eliot Ness[13], and Oscar Fraley[14]. Cast members include Charles Martin Smith[29], Andy Garcia[30], Richard Bradford[31], Jack Kehoe[32], Robert De Niro[33], and Sean Connery[34].

Publication

Publication dates include +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z[35] and +1987-10-15T00:00:00Z[36]. The Untouchables's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[37]. Genres include gangster film[16], historical film[17], action film[18], biographical film[19], drama film[20], and film based on book[21].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include organized crime[38] and Untouchables[39].

Reception

Awards received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], an Academy Awards[40], in United States[41], founded in 1936[42]; National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], an award for best supporting actor[43], in United States[44], founded in 1954[45]; London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year[5], a film award category[46], in United Kingdom[47]; Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor[6], an award for best supporting actor[48]; Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture[7], an award for best supporting actor[49], in United States[50], founded in 1943[51]; and BAFTA Award for Best Original Music[8], a class of award[52], in United Kingdom[53]. Reviews include 7.6/10[54], 79/100[55], 83%[56], and 7.8/10[57].

Why It Matters

The Untouchables ranks in the top 1% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,027 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

FAQs

What awards did The Untouchables receive?

Honors received include Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor[3], National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor[4], London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year[5], and Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor[6].

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  40. [38] . wikidata.org.
  41. [39] . The Untouchables. wikidata.org.

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  1. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [58] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [59] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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