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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.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- Michael Mann
- 1981-03-27
Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir [4] [5] heist action thriller film [6] 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. The supporting cast includes James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina ...
Aug 24, 2021 · Director Michael Mann recalls how Thief came to exist, and discusses the film's visual style (and specifically the unique treatment of light and shadow), casting process, and the film's...
- 24 min
- 46.2K
- Visual Storytellers
At a time when thrillers have been devalued by the routine repetition of the same dumb chases, sex scenes, and gunfights, "Thief" is completely out of the ordinary. The movie stars James Caan as a man who says he was "raised by the state" and spent eleven years in prison.
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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- Crime, Drama, Action
- R
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Finding hypnotic beauty in neon and rain-slick streets, sparks and steel, Thief effortlessly established the moody stylishness and tactile approach to action that would also define such later iconic entertainments from Mann as Miami Vice, Manhunter, and Heat.