The Big Heist (2001)

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The Big Heist on IMDb 5.4/10 245 votes

Released:
2001-06-10

Overview:
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.

Director:
Robert Markowitz

Runtime:
1h 32min

Genre:
Drama, TV Movie, Crime

  • Cast:
  • Donald Sutherland
    as
    Jimmy Burke
  • John Heard
    as
    Richard Woods
  • Jamie Harris
    as
    Frankie Burke
  • Janet Kidder
    as
    Maria
  • Nick Sandow
    as
    Henry Hill