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Al Capone ruled Chicago. No one could stop him until Eliot Ness swore he'd bring him down.
Andy Garcia and Sean Connery make up an all-star cast
Production
Go behind the scenes on the 1987 Action / Adventure movie starring Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro
Andy Garcia, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson, Vito D'Ambrosio, Steven Goldstein, Peter Aylward, Don Harvey, Robert Swan, John J. Walsh, Del Close, Colleen Bade Update Cast
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Robert De Niro, who played Al Capone, tracked down the real Capone's original tailors and had them make him some identical clothing for the movie.Rewind Archive
The set for Al Capone's personal barber shop at the Lexington Hotel included a number of small items (cologne bottles, shaving brushes) that belonged to the real Al Capone.Rewind Archive
Brian De Palma hired Bob Hoskins to play Al Capone believing that his first choice, Robert De Niro, might not be available. When De Niro took the role after all, Hoskins was paid $200,000.Rewind Archive
Albert H. Wolff, the last survivor of the real-life Untouchables, was a consultant to the film and helped Kevin Costner with his portrayal of Eliot Ness.Rewind Archive
In the original script, the final gunfight had Ness and George Stone battling Capone gunmen on a stopped train. Brian DePalma conceived the gunfight on the steps in Chicago's Union Station when Paramount decided that finding a 1930's period train was too expensive.Thanks to J. Mendoza
Robert De Niro demanded to wear the same silk underwear Capone would, even though never seen in a shot of the movie, De Niro still demanded the silk underwear in order to maintain composure in his portrayal of Capone.Next Section: Deleted Scenes
Deleted Scenes
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Alternate Versions
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