Movie
The Big Heist
4.9/10
2001
1h 32m
en
Drama
TV Movie
Crime
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
Writers
Jere Cunningham, Gary Hoffman
Movie Information
Release Date
June 10, 2001
Runtime
1h 32m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
11
Production
Gary Hoffman Productions
