The Big Heist

The Big Heist (2001)


  • Genre: Drama, TV Movie, Crime
  • Release Date: 2001-06-10
  • User Rating: 4.9/10 from 11 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 32min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: Alliance Atlantis
  • Production Country: Canada, United States of America
  • Director: Robert Markowitz
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From 11 Ratings

Summary

Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.

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  • Donald Sutherland

    as Jimmy Burke
  • John Heard

    as Richard Woods
  • Jamie Harris

    as Frankie Burke
  • Janet Kidder

    as Maria
  • Nick Sandow

    as Henry Hill
  • Sam Coppola

    as Paul Castellano
  • Michael P. Moran

    as Louis the Whale
  • Joe Pingue

    as Marty Krugman
  • Bo Rucker

    as Stax Edwards
  • Rocco Sisto

    as Tommy DeSimone
  • Robert Morelli

    as Angelo Sepe
  • Joe Maruzzo

    as Paolo Falcone
  • Gino Marrocco

    as Paulie Vario
  • Steven Randazzo

    as John Gotti
Directing Robert Markowitz Director
Production Robert Markowitz Producer
Production Mark Winemaker Producer
Writing Jere Cunningham Screenplay
Writing Gary Hoffman Screenplay
Writing Ernest Volkman Story
Writing John Cummings Story
Editing David Beatty Editor
Sound Lou Pomanti Original Music Composer
Production Gary Hoffman Executive Producer
Production John Morayniss Executive Producer
Camera Rudolf "Rudi" Blahacek Director of Photography
Crew Robert Racki Stunts
Crew Brock Jolliffe Special Effects

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