| Uniform Title |
Untouchables (Television program : 1959-1963) |
| Title |
The untouchables. Season 1. [Discs 1-4] |
| Published |
Australia : Paramount Home Entertainment : Distributed by Shock Entertainment, ©2007. |
| Description |
4 DVD-videos (approx. 755 minutes) : sound, black and white ; 12 cm. |
| Notes |
Catalogued from container. |
| Shock Entertainment : KAL 4006. |
| Originally broadcast on television during the 1959-1960 season. |
| Based on the memoir of the same name by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley. |
| Discs 1-4, Episodes 1-14. |
| Contents |
Disc 1: The scarface mob ; The empty chair ; Ma Barker and her boys -- disc 2: The George "Bugs" Moran story ; The Jake Lingle killing ; Ain't we got fun ; Vincent "Mad dog" Coll -- disc 3: Mexican stake-out ; The Artichoke King ; The Tri-state Gang ; The Dutch Schultz story -- disc 4: You can't pick the number ; The underground railway ; Syndicate sanctuary ; The noise of death. |
| Credits |
Narrated by Walter Winchell. |
| Performers |
Robert Stack, Nicholas Georgiade, Abel Fernández, Steve London. |
| Narrated by Walter Winchell. |
| Summary |
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago. |
| Target audience note |
Censorship classification : PG (Mild themes and violence). |
| System details |
DVD video, Dolby digital 2.0 mono, NTSC, Region 4, full screen 1.33:1. |
| Language note |
English. English subtitles. |
| Awards note |
Emmy Awards, 1960: Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Series (Robert Stack) |
| Subjects |
Ness, Eliot -- Television adaptations |
| Ness, Eliot -- Drama |
| United States. -- Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Drama |
| Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama |
| Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama |
| Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama |
| Nineteen thirties -- Drama |
| Chicago (Ill.) -- Drama |
| Genre |
Thrillers (Television programs) |
| Suspense television programs |
| Historical television programs |
| Television crime shows |
| Gangster television programs |
| Television adaptations |
| Fiction television programs |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Stack, Robert, 1919-2003 actor. |
| Georgiade, Nicholas, 1933- actor. |
| Fernández, Abel, 1930-2016 actor. |
| London, Steve, 1929-2014 actor. |
| Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972 narrator. |
| Television adaptation of (work). Ness, Eliot. Eliot Ness and The untouchables. |
| Television adaptation of (work). Frayley, Oscar, 1914-1994. Eliot Ness and The untouchables. |
| Added Corporate Names |
Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) |
| CBS DVD (Firm) |
| Links to Related Works |
Subject References:
See Also:
Authors:
- CBS DVD (Firm) .
- Fernández, Abel, 1930-2016 .
- Frayley, Oscar, 1914-1994. Eliot Ness and The untouchables .
- Georgiade, Nicholas, 1933- .
- London, Steve, 1929-2014 .
- Ness, Eliot. Eliot Ness and The untouchables .
- Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm) .
- Stack, Robert, 1919-2003 .
- Winchell, Walter, 1897-1972 .
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