Al Capone vs Eliot Ness: The Untouchable War for Chicago

Описание: Al Capone turned Prohibition into an empire; Eliot Ness was told to break the myth. In this true crime documentary, we follow the money, the bullets and the ledgers that finally cornered “Scarface.” Watch the Untouchable war for Chicago unfold—then decide who really won.

When Chicago cheered for a gangster in a tailored suit, the line between power and crime nearly disappeared. This feature-length documentary dives into the real story behind Al Capone vs Eliot Ness—from a Brooklyn tenement and the first scar, to beer trucks, speakeasies, federal raids and the tax case that finally stuck.

We combine cinematic storytelling with verifiable sources: court records, Treasury files, contemporary reporting and serious biographies. No glorification, no tutorial on crime—just a clear look at how one man bent a city, and how a handful of investigators pushed back with ledgers instead of tommy guns.

If you’re here for more than surface-level true crime, you’re in the right place. Hit play, then hit the comments: was Capone mainly a product of bad laws, or a man who chose to weaponize them far beyond excuse?

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♣ Frank J. Wilson – Treasury/IRS investigative files on Alphonse Capone (c. 1931–1933) – Federal tax-evasion case materials and technical summaries of Capone’s income and deficiencies.

♣ Max Allan Collins & A. Brad Schwartz – Scarface and the Untouchable: Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the Battle for Chicago (William Morrow, 2018).

♣ Jonathan Eig – Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America’s Most Wanted Gangster (Simon & Schuster, 2010).

♣ John Kobler – Capone: The Life and World of Al Capone (Putnam, 1971; Da Capo reprint).

♣ Robert J. Schoenberg – Mr. Capone: The Real—and Complete—Story of Al Capone (HarperCollins, 1992/1993).

♣ Eliot Ness & Oscar Fraley – The Untouchables (Julian Messner, 1957; various reprints).

♣ Max Allan Collins & A. Brad Schwartz – Eliot Ness and the Mad Butcher: Hunting America’s Deadliest Unidentified Serial Killer (HarperCollins, 2020).

♣ Professional forensic-accounting retrospectives on the Capone case – e.g., analyses of Frank J. Wilson’s methods and the evolution of financial crime investigation.

♣ Secondary historical essays on the Treasury investigation of Capone – focusing on the scale of document review and the building of the tax case.

♣ Concise biographical overviews of Al Capone and Eliot Ness – used to cross-check chronology and public perception across multiple publications.

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♣♣ LEGAL & EDITORIAL NOTIE ♣♣
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