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| The Untouchables: Season Two, Vol. 2 | 
 enlarge | Actors: Robert Stack, Paul Picerni, Nicholas Georgiade, Abel Fernandez, Steve London
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 7102
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 805
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: PARD137024D
UPC: 097361370248
EAN: 0097361370248
ASIN: B0019F02VW
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 08/26/2008 Run time: 805 minutes Rating: Nr
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In one of the 16 gripping episodes that close Season Two of this landmark crime series, a pesky reporter asks the famed Prohibition era Treasury Agent, "Mr. Ness, don't you ever smile?" From the "Big Syndicate" to an unending parade of mobsters, killers, bootleggers, and dope pushers trying to muscle in on the incarcerated Al Capone's territory, Chicago in the early 1930s doesn't give Ness and his incorruptible squad much to giggle about. No, Robert Stack's Ness isn't a barrel of laughs (when one killer asks if the jury will go easy on him, Ness replies, "They'll put a cushion on the electric chair"), but what he lacks in personality, he more than makes up for in his relentless drive to break the mob. Each of these tautly written and directed episodes is like a noir of the week, all menacing shadows, hard-boiled dialogue, insidious corruption, heartless goons, slinky femme fatales, and overwhelmed cops. The criminals, as ever, make the most lasting impression. Lee Marvin is at his glowering best as Nick Acropolis, rising underworld titan, who in a climactic moment, comes after a traitor in his organization with a pair of gardening shears. In "Death for Sale," James MacArthur stars as a fresh-faced "kid" cornering the market on the opium trade. In "The Nero Rankin Story," Will Kuluva stars as an elderly, ailing successor to Capone's chair, who tries to make a deal with Ness to lay off for a year until he dies, after which he'll turn over the company books. Ness replies, "I don't make deals with punks." In these episodes, The Untouchables further pushes the envelope on TV violence. There are grisly murders, ferocious beatings and maelstroms of gunplay. The violence, often sudden and shocking, takes no prisoners, claiming not only guest stars whose credits would suggest they'd stick around for the full hour (Ned Glass in "Death for Sale"), but, more of a dilemma for Ness and company, innocent bystanders. In "The Nero Rankin Story," Rankin tries to intimidate Ness by having his gang shoot at ordinary citizens in the street. "How many dead bodies before you lay off, Ness?" is one pointed message left at a crime scene. From top to bottom, these episodes are cast with indelible character actors who often muscle in on better-known guest stars. In "The Antidote," Joseph Wiseman co-stars as a handicapped killer in Telly Savalas' mob who pathetically tries to play the victim card when Ness nails him. "What else could I be?" he wails. Ness shows him a front-page headline about Roosevelt's election and replies, "Yesterday, you could have been elected the President of the United States." The Untouchables is 100-proof vintage television that just keeps getting better with age. --Donald Liebenson
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 a classic show December 13, 2008
a great show love it and hope more to come out very soon. no extra features, wished there were some on but maybe on future releases.seasons 3 and four.
Untouchables Great!!!!! October 15, 2008
I have really enjoyed these series of the Untouchables. I always like them. They are classics!!!! Enjoy
UNTOUCHABLES Season Two, Vol. 2 September 30, 2008
The Untouchables was a groundbreaking series for its time.
i have purchase and own vol.1 & 2 and i intend on owning the
complete series as they become avaiable,for purchase.
The lead keeps flying September 30, 2008
The rest of the second season of "The Untouchables" is now out. The bloodbath continues. Check out "The Lily Dallas Story", about a fictional female mastermind who started out with real-life lowlife Legs Diamond (who got it earlier in the series). Over the top even for this show. Wonder if it drew complaints at the time.
--If anyone knows the name and composer of the eerie Oriental music used in the "Mr. Moon" episode, please respond.
Delivers everything it promises September 27, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have purchased all four of the DVD's for seasons 1 and 2 and they are all I'd hoped for and more. They bring back all the excitement from when they were first shown. A real fun part is seeing all of the future stars when they were much younger, using the show as a springboard for their careers (Lee Marvin, Telly Savales, Peter Falk, Charles Bronson, Elizabeth Montgomery etc.). The quality is excellent. If you liked the original series, I guarantee you'll love the DVDs. Worth every cent.
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