2001
4.9 (11 votes)
1h 32m
Genres
Drama
TV Movie
Crime
Production Companies
Alliance Atlantis
Gary Hoffman Productions
A+E Studios
Gary Hoffman Productions
A+E Studios
The Big Heist
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Jere Cunningham, Gary Hoffman
Story: John Cummings, Ernest Volkman
Director: Robert Markowitz
Producer: Robert Markowitz, Mark Winemaker
Director of Photography: Rudolf 'Rudi' Blahacek
