REAL UNTOUCHABLES [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 2001
• Genre: Documentary
• Plot: Experienceia time when gangsters ruled theistreets of America… andia few brave men vowedito win them back!; ; In between World Wars, America faced its own war - a war on crime. Prohibition engulfed America in violence and corruption. The gangsters believed they were Untouchable - beyond the reach of the law. Their ruthlessness struck fear in citizens from coast-to-coast. But a new breed of lawmen showed America how to fight back. They were The Real Untouchables: Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis and Thomas E. Dewey. Their stories and those of the mobsters they conquered have become legends of American folklore.; ; This groundbreaking series, narrated by James Woods, weaves beautifully shot dramatic re-enactments, rare archival footage and exclusive interviews to tell the real stories of the men who kept the American dream alive.; ; Program 1: Eliot Ness; Al Capone became the most famous mobster in American history by running the Chicago mob with an iron fist. His temper and savagery terrified other mobsters and lawmen alike. This extraordinary program explores how an incorruptible lawman named Eliot Ness played a crucial role in Capone's downfall and later became a legend thanks to popular films and television shows.; ; Program 2: Melvin Purvis; In a desperate age when bank robbers were called Robin Hood - a young federal agent was given the most important job in crime-ridden, Depression-hit America - get the notorious bank robber, cop killer and Public Enemy #1 - John Dillinger. Melvin Purvis gave America a new kind of hero - a clean-cut lawman instead of the outlaw bank robber. Yet his professional success would lead only to personal tragedy.; ; Program 3: Thomas E. Dewey; Less than a decade after the first Untouchables brought down Al Capone, a new group of lawmen emerged to take on Lucky Luciano, the notorious boss of bosses of America's Organized Crime Families. These lawmen were led by Thomas E. Dewey, a District Attorney whose fearless crusade to clean up New York City landed him the role of Special Prosecutor and put him on course for a life-threatening battle with Luciano. In a city where everyone was for sale, Dewey couldn't be bought - and his success nearly carried him into The White House.
• Cast: James Woods, Bob Kaliebe, Dominic Capone, Tom Clarke Hill, Douglas Weidner, Michael Dailey, Todd Milliner, David Viggiano, Paul Heimel, Kathleen L. Kiernan, Laurence Bergreen, Walter Trohan, Tony Berardi, George E.Q. Johnson, Fred Anderson, Lewis Wilkinson, Alston Purvis, Kathleen McChesney, Richard Gid Powers, Jeff Scalf, Doris Lockerman, Ross Beard, Frances Darlington, Emil Wanatka, Audrey Voss Dickerson, Stephen Fox, Mary Stolberg, Thurston Greene, Lisle Carter, Thomas E. Dewey, J. Edgar Hoover, Melvin Purvis, Tony Eugene Stewart, Kevin Lingle, Laura Orrico, John Fothergill, Steve Longmuir
• Director: John Fothergill
• Runtime: 3:29
• Company: Goldhill Entertainment
• Media Format: movie