"The Untouchables" - A historical view of the motion picture.

"The Untouchables" was mind-boggling movie that matched good versus evil, government versus organized crime, and virtue versus corruption. The motion picture appropriately displayed the clashing social lifestyles of the people living in the 1920s. The Progressive movement was in full swing attempting to bring social justice to economic and political life. Prohibition laws established in America in 1919 preventing the manufacturing and sale of alcohol fueled an entire illegal industry. It seemed that there were two …

…and historical data presented were fairly correct. American society was divided and headed in separate directions. The Untouchables displayed these conflicting social values extremely well through the era of the twenties in the city of Chicago. References Bardsley, M. (1995) Eliot Ness, The Man Behind the Myth. Retrieved June 24, 2005 from <Tab/>http://www.crimelibrary.com. De Palma, B. (Director). (1987). The Untouchables [Motion picture]. United States: Paramount <Tab/>Pictures.