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The Untouchables (1987)

Directed by Brian De Palma · Cinematography by Stephen H. Burum

R119 min57 frames

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The Untouchables (1987) movie still: wide — An overhead view of a grand marble staircase with polished metal handrails and balustrades. A woman…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A dark brick-walled space is bathed in intense red lighting. An older man in a flat cap argues with a…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: fullbody — A group of five men on horses stand on a steep, jagged rocky incline. One man in a leather jacket…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with white brick-patterned walls is decorated with plates and candles. A man holds a…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A 1930s-style room features a wooden desk, a wall map, and a hat rack. A man in a suit adjusts his…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A man stands outdoors against a bright blue sky with a large building nearby. He gazes downward while…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: wide — A metal bridge spans across a dark waterway at night with illuminated street lamps. A man wearing a…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — The interior walls are covered in layered, tattered newspaper pages with a white basin mounted…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: closeup — An interior space with blurred figures in the background suggests a busy public location. A man…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A man stands beneath a large, circular, ornate stained-glass ceiling in a grand building. He holds a…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: closeup — An older man stands on a dark city street during a night rainstorm. He faces the camera directly…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — An interior space features horizontal wooden blinds in the background behind a man. The man wears a…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — A group of four men in 1930s formal wear sit around a table. A red candle is placed in the center…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: fullbody — A wet 1930s cobblestone street is lined with multiple vintage parked automobiles under lamps. Four…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: closeup — A person holds a black and white photograph depicting four men at a table. The men in the picture…The Untouchables (1987) movie still: medium — The interior of a 1930s vehicle at night is bathed in heavy, dark shadows. Two men in…
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The Untouchables — official trailer

What is The Untouchables about?

Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.

Where can you watch The Untouchables?

US availability for The Untouchables (1987). Data by JustWatch, listings on TMDB. Availability changes — check the provider for current listings.

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What does the cinematography of The Untouchables look like?

Sampled across 57 frames, the coverage of The Untouchables leans on medium shots (51% of the sample) and wide compositions (28%). The camera returns again and again to low angles. Cinematographer Stephen H. Burum keeps 51% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Night and dusk account for 47% of the frames. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 58% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings. The production design places the film in the 1930s.

What is the color palette of The Untouchables?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Untouchables (1987) are #312e2e, #887a6c, #504f4c, #151314, #d6d3ca, #ceb592 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #887a6c
  • #504f4c
  • #151314
  • #d6d3ca
  • #ceb592

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