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Thief(Movie, 1981)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 3min | Genres: Crime, Thriller, Action
ThiefRating: 3.6/5 (with 267267 votes)
Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir heist action thriller film directed and written by Michael Mann in his feature film debut and starring James Caan in the title role, a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. The supporting cast includes James Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina, and Willie Nelson. The screenplay is inspired by the book The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar, a memoir by former cat burglar Frank Hohimer. The original musical score was composed and performed by Tangerine Dream. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and James Caan's brother Ronnie, Thief was screened at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, where it competed for the Palme ... ()
Movie poster of Thief

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Awards & Nominations for Thief

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score

About Thief

Frank 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.

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Trailer for Thief + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Thief (1981) ORIGINAL Trailer(Trailer, 1:54)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on the work of: John Seybold
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 25 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Persian (FA), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Lithuanian (LT), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 08/27/1981 (World premiere: 03/27/1981)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Thief - Der Einzelgänger"
"Violent Streets - Der Einzelgänger"
"Lladre"
"Suurkaupungin lait"
"도둑"
"비정의 거리"
"Violent Streets"
Budget: 5,500,000 USD
Revenue: 11,492,915 USD (= 209%)

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