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The Big Heist
The Big Heist

The Big Heist

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

92 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

10 June 2001

Country

Canada

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

Gino Marrocco

Gino Marrocco

Paulie Vario

Steven Randazzo

Steven Randazzo

John Gotti

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