The Big Heist

The Big Heist

2001
1h 32m
4.9

4.9/10

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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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Alliance Atlantis Gary Hoffman Productions A+E Studios
Production Countries
Canada United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date June 10, 2001
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0287336

Cast

Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland

Jimmy Burke

John Heard
John Heard

Richard Woods

Jamie Harris
Jamie Harris

Frankie Burke

Janet Kidder
Janet Kidder

Maria

Nick Sandow
Nick Sandow

Henry Hill

Sam Coppola
Sam Coppola

Paul Castellano

Michael P. Moran
Michael P. Moran

Louis the Whale

Joe Pingue
Joe Pingue

Marty Krugman

Bo Rucker
Bo Rucker

Stax Edwards

Rocco Sisto
Rocco Sisto

Tommy DeSimone

Robert Morelli
Robert Morelli

Angelo Sepe

Joe Maruzzo
Joe Maruzzo

Paolo Falcone

Key Crew

Jere Cunningham
Screenplay
Robert Markowitz
Director
Gary Hoffman
Executive Producer
John Morayniss
Executive Producer
Robert Markowitz
Producer
Mark Winemaker
Producer
Gary Hoffman
Screenplay