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The Real Untouchables

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The Real Untouchables presents three outstanding productions showcasing the crime fighting careers of Eliot Ness, Melvin Purvis, and Thomas E. Dewey. Ably narrated by James Woods, and blending historical photos and newsreel clips, with commentaries by historians and family members, here are the authentic biographies of unusual men who rose to the occasion and fought against crime during the lawless years of Prohibition. Eliot Ness is best known for the fictional television series based on his "autobiography", a memoir that had a great deal of embellishment. He was a most remarkable man who was incorruptible and fearless in the face of Al Capone and Chicago's organized crime syndicates. Melvin Purvis was an FBI agent who tracked down some of the most notorious bank robber gangs to plague the Midwest. Thomas E. Dewey took on Lucky Luciano and the New York mafia families. The DVD format provides wide screen presentation, character profiles, production notes, chapter selection, as well as cast and crew profiles. The Real Untouchables is a very highly recommended addition to personal, school, and community library DVD collections.

This is the most amateur production that I have seen regarding Organized Crime and the era of prohibition. It is historically inaccurate and poorly produced.

This documentary DVD is a very informative expose of the times of prohibition and what Elliot Ness was up aginst during those times. The details of the lives of the men it examines is worth the price of the video. This is not an exhaustive documentary of either side, but what it does cover is an education of what the federal government and in particular not one (Ness), but other dedicated crime fighters did to stop a real insideous infestation of crime in America. Check it out!

The Real Untouchables is a DVD to watch only once; not over and over again. It was not worth it.

People need to know the real facts about the untouchables. If your like me you want to watch a truthful movie. Truth is Elliot Ness did nothing to stop Al Capone or the Chicago outfit. A mafia historian said that Elliot Ness couldn't find cheese in Wisconcin and that's a fact. He did nothin to bring the Chicago out fit down.Tom Dewey is the real untouchable, and even he was unable to bring the mafia to a full hault.Over all the movie gets a sympathetic 3 stars, mostly for insleading info.