Claim: Sean Connery was a featured actor in The Untouchables.

The Untouchables is a 1987 American gangster film directed by Brian De Palma , produced by Art Linson , written by David Mamet , and based on the book The Untouchables -LRB- 1957 -RRB- . The film stars Kevin Costner , Charles Martin Smith , Andy Garcia , Robert De Niro , and Sean Connery . Ness forms the Untouchables team to bring Al Capone to justice during Prohibition . The Grammy Award-winning score was composed by Ennio Morricone and features some period-correct music by Duke Ellington .   The Untouchables premiered on June 2 , 1987 in New York City , and went into general release on June 3 , 1987 in the United States . The film grossed $ 106.2 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics . It was nominated for four Academy Awards ; Connery won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor .