Thief DVD

As an executive producer, Michael Mann brought the

seminal Miami Vice to our screens and revolutionised

TV cop shows forever. As an uncompromising director

he has created some of the most intense and

unforgettable modern thrillers, including Man Hunter,

Heat, The Insider and Collateral. Thief was his incredibly

stylish, cutting edge breakthrough and one of the most

authentic crime films of the eighties. Based upon the

memoirs of real life jewel thief Frank Hohimer (who also

served as a technical advisor during filming), it stars

James Caan (The Godfather, Rollerball) in what he

still maintains is his best, career defining role. It also

features fantastic performances from country legend

Willie Nelson, Tuesday Weld and James Belushi.

Frank is a professional safe cracker, the best in

Chicago. But Frank has started to yearn for the

quiet life and is looking for a way out. In an act of

desperation he takes on a tempting offer from the

local mafia, an offer he may not live to regret as fate

pulls him towards an explosive conclusion.

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