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Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir [4] [5] heist film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut. It stars James Caan as a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife.
Mar 27, 1981 · Thief: Directed by Michael Mann. With James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi. After years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists.
movie stars James Caan as a man who says he was “raised by the state” and spent eleven years in prison. As the movie opens, he’s been free four years, and lives in Chicago. He is a highly skilled professional thief — a trade he learned behind bars from Okla (Willie Nelson), a master thief. The
A highly skilled jewel thief, Frank (James Caan) longs to leave his dangerous trade and settle down with his girlfriend, Jessie (Tuesday Weld). Eager to make...
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A master safecracker plans his last heist for the sake of a woman but the gangster who hires him won't let go so easily in this tense drama. Starring: James Caan Robert Prosky Tuesday Weld James Belushi Tom Signorelli. Directed by: Michael Mann.
James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con safe-cracker planning to leave the criminal world behind after one final diamond heist-but he discovers that escape is not as simple as he'd hoped.
Mar 21, 2014 · After years of writing for television and cutting his directorial teeth on the 1979 TV movie The Jericho Mile, Michael Mann made his feature film debut with Thief (1981), a cool, gritty crime movie starring James Caan as the head of a high-end crew of professional safecrackers.
The contemporary American auteur Michael Mann’s bold artistic sensibility was already fully formed when he burst out of the gate with Thief, his debut feature. James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con safecracker planning to leave the criminal world behind after one final diamond heist—but he ...
Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
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