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Where was the original Untouchables filmed?

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Robert Guerrero

Updated on February 20, 2026

Production. Principal photography began in the summer of 1986 in Chicago, Illinois, where Eliot Ness's story begins with him recruiting his Untouchables team with the intent of taking down Al Capone.

Simply so, what train station was the untouchables filmed at?

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Additionally, who were the original Untouchables?

The Untouchables were a group of eleven U.S. federal law-enforcement agents, led by Eliot Ness, who, from 1929 to 1931, worked to end Al Capone's illegal activities by aggressively enforcing Prohibition laws against Capone and his organization.

When was untouchables filmed?

1959

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Who was the baby in the untouchables?

Collin Hymes

What is the problem addressed in the movie Untouchables?

Various gangs bootleg vast amounts of alcohol and control their businesses with violence and extortion. The problem is most serious in Chicago, where gang leader Al Capone (Robert De Niro) has nearly the whole city (even the city's mayor) under his control, and supplies poor-quality liquor at high prices.

What was Malone's address in The Untouchables?

1634 North Racine

What's the name of the train station in Chicago?

Chicago Union Station

Who were the untouchables during Prohibition?

The Untouchables were special agents of the U.S. Bureau of Prohibition led by Eliot Ness, who, from 1930 to 1932, worked to end Al Capone's illegal activities by aggressively enforcing Prohibition laws against his organization.

Was the movie The Untouchables historically accurate?

Loosely based on the 1960s cops-and-robbers television series starring Robert Stack, Brian De Palma's The Untouchables pitted Kevin Costner's Eliot Ness against Robert De Niro's unhinged crime boss Al Capone in a highly fictionalized (and stylized) account of their real-life Prohibition feud.

Was Untouchables based on a true story?

On June 3, 1987, director Brian De Palma unveiled The Untouchables, based on the true story of how Treasury agent Eliot Ness brought down notorious Chicago mobster Al Capone.

Does Jim Malone die in The Untouchables?

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Jimmy Malone (1873-1930) was a veteran CPD officer who helped Treasury agent Eliot Ness form a task force to take down Al Capone in 1930, a squad famously known as "The Untouchables". Malone was murdered by Capone hitman Frank Nitti in 1930.

What happened Elliott Ness?

Death. Shortly after his approval of the final galleys for The Untouchables, on whose writing he and Oscar Fraley had been collaborating as a means, on Ness's part, of earning money in his later years, Ness collapsed and died at his home in Coudersport, Pennsylvania, of a heart attack on May 16, 1957.

Did Telly Savalas play on the untouchables?

Forest Lawn Memorial Park, California, U.S. Aristotelis Savalas (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Σαβάλας; January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American actor and singer whose career spanned four decades.

Television.

Year 1961–1963
Title The Untouchables
Role Leo Stazak / Matt Bass / Wally Baltzer
Notes 3 episodes

What bridge was used in The Untouchables?

The Hardy Bridge

How does the untouchables end?

Following a bloody shootout, the bookkeeper surrenders to Ness, giving them enough information to put Capone on trial for income tax evasion. Ness confronts Nitti in the middle of the trial; after a rooftop chase, Nitti brashly admits that he killed Malone and Ness pushes Nitti off the roof to his death.

How old was Kevin Costner in The Untouchables?

IMDb Rating: 8
Actor Age then Age now
Kevin Costner 32 66
Sean Connery 57 90
Charles Martin Smith 34 67
Andy Garcia 31 65

Who played the accountant in The Untouchables?

Then there's Oscar Wallace (Charles Martin Smith), a Treasury Department accountant investigating Capone's lack of income tax returns who finds himself turning in his pen for a gun. Together, these four become known as "The Untouchables," and, in short order, they are inhibiting Capone's operation.

What killed Robert Stack?

May 14, 2003

Who played the first Eliot Ness?

Robert Stack

How old was Eliot Ness when he died?

54 years (1903–1957)

How long was the Untouchables TV series on?

two seasons