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Thief is a 1981 American crime film directed and written by Michael Mann. The cast includes James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, and Jim Belushi. Donald E. Thorin served as director of photography, with Mel Bourne as production designer and Christopher Franke as composer. The narrative is set in Chicago, where filming also took place. The film is categorized as a crime, heist, neo-noir, and action drama.
The movie was produced by Mann/Caan Productions and United Artists, with Michael Mann as executive producer. It was distributed by United Artists and Netflix, and is available via video on demand. The runtime is 123 minutes, and the budget was $5,500,000. The film generated $11,494,812 in revenue. It received a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Musical Score.
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7.2Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.
Cast
- James Caan as Frank
- Tuesday Weld as Jessie
- Robert Prosky as Leo Alderman
- Willie Nelson as David 'Okla' Bertinneau
- Jim Belushi as Barry Stratagakis
- Tom Signorelli as Vincent Attaglia
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- based on novel or book
- shadowing
- loss of loved one
- burglar
- gangster
- car dealer
- rain
- idealist
- safe
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- film noir
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Screenwriter
- Michael Mann
- Cast member
- Mike Genovese
- Composer
- Christopher Franke
- Producer
- Q217037
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Donald E. Thorin
- Narrative location
- Chicago
- Filming location
- Chicago
- Duration
- 122
- FilmAffinity ID
- 557819
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1981-03-27
- title
- Thief
- production designer
- Mel Bourne
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Michael Mann
- soundtrack release
- Thief
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 78/100
- capital cost
- 5500000
- box office
- 11492915
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