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Thief
1981
In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help him gain the money he needs to .. Read more
| Starring | James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Genres | Drama |
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Thief
In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help him gain the money he needs to begin his domestic life. Frank plans to retire after the heist, yet he finds himself indebted to Leo and he struggles to break free. Thief is the first feature film from director Michael Mann and it seethes with his stylish, atmospheric direction. Though his cool approach may put off some viewers, it's a distinctive and effective story-telling approach, and Caan's performance ranks among his very best, making Thief a crime movie like few others.~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide
| Starring | James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Tom Signorelli, Dennis Farina |
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| Director | Michael Mann |
| Studio | ELEVATION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 59 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1981 To Rent: DVD: 21 Jul 2003 |
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A silently professional night-time jewel robbery, reduced to near-abstract essentials and paced by a Tangerine Dream... read more on Time Out
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Neon klepto-thriller
Set mostly at night or in the rain under the glow of neon this film contrasts the freedom of the lifestyle of our master safe thief with the captivity of the ... read more »
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- 13 Oct 2004 at 22:39
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Micheal Mann's first feature film
Like Micheal Mann, well I do? This was his first feature film, and he throws his gauntlet into field of aspiring directors in the early 80s (and there were some... read more »
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- beecee
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This is how action should be done
It was actually watching the recent Drive that led me to come back to this early offering from Michael Mann.
What that film lacks is her in spades, ... read more » - 1044365
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- 24 Sep 2011 at 14:42
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Vintage early 80s thriller
Despite wearing its era highly on its sleeve (excellent synth soundtrack, lots of moody rain and moody characters, jumps scenes requiring you to make the ... read more »
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- Copey007
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News and features
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Reeves in awe of co-star Caan
- 17 Jan 2011
Keanu Reeves was delighted to land James Caan as his co-star in new movie Henry's Crime - because he's always idolised the veteran actor. The Speed star produces and leads the thriller, alongside Caan and actress Vera Farmiga, and he admits working with his icon was overwhelming. He tells The One Show, "I was producer on the film, I helped develop the script... we sent it to James Caan, to Vera Farmiga. He came to my house for a reading which was really cool and he liked it. "I grew up... Read more
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Thief
In Thief, James Caan plays Frank, a professional jewel thief who wants to marry Jessie (Tuesday Weld) and settle down into a normal life. In order to achieve his dream of a family, Frank--who is used to working solo--has to align himself with a crime boss named Leo (Robert Prosky), who will help ...
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