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Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir heist action thriller film directed and written by Michael Mann in his feature film debut and starring James Caan in the title role, a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife.
Mar 27, 1981 · Frank is a professional safecracker who wants to retire and start a family, but gets betrayed by a mob boss. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and alternative versions of the film.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Michael Mann
- 1981-03-27
James Caan stars as a professional thief who falls in love and gets involved in a dangerous heist in Chicago. Roger Ebert praises the film's style, substance, and emotion, and calls it one of the most intelligent thrillers he's seen.
A highly skilled jewel thief, Frank (James Caan) longs to leave his dangerous trade and settle down with his girlfriend, Jessie (Tuesday Weld).
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- Michael Mann
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- James Caan
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the 1981 crime thriller film Thief, directed by Michael Mann and starring James Caan. See the full cast and crew list, including writers, producers, composers, cinematographers, and more.
Original theatrical trailer for the 1981 film "Thief." Starring James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky, Willie Nelson, James Belushi. Written & Directed b...
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Frank is a highly experienced jewel thief and hardened ex-convict who has a set structure to his life. With a pair of successful Chicago businesses (a bar and a car dealership) as fronts for his lucrative criminal enterprise, Frank sets out to fulfill the missing part of his life vision: a family beginning with Jessie (Tuesday Weld), a pretty ...
