Film

The Big Heist

2001 · 1h 32m · Drama · TV Movie · Crime

IMDb

5.3

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.

Donald Sutherland

Jimmy Burke

John Heard

Richard Woods

Jamie Harris

Frankie Burke

Janet Kidder

Maria

Nick Sandow

Henry Hill

Sam Coppola

Paul Castellano

Michael P. Moran

Louis the Whale

Joe Pingue

Marty Krugman

Bo Rucker

Stax Edwards

Rocco Sisto

Tommy DeSimone

Robert Morelli

Angelo Sepe

Joe Maruzzo

Paolo Falcone

Gino Marrocco

Paulie Vario

Steven Randazzo

John Gotti

• Robert MarkowitzDirector · Producer
• Jere CunninghamScreenplay
• Gary HoffmanScreenplay · Executive Producer
• Ernest VolkmanStory
• John CummingsStory
• Mark WinemakerProducer
• John MoraynissExecutive Producer
• Rudolf BlahacekDirector of Photography
• Lou PomantiOriginal Music Composer
• David BeattyEditor

Release date

June 10, 2001

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Drama, TV Movie, Crime

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