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Seen on: 05/20/2012

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Thief (1981)

Directed by Michael Mann

Action | Crime | Drama

Most recently watched by sensoria, krazykat

Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 123 minutes

Actors

Dennis Farina | James Caan | Tuesday Weld | Bruce A. Young | Willie Nelson | Robert Prosky | Tom Howard | Walter Scott | Michael Paul Chan | James Belushi | William Petersen | John Kapelos | Tom Signorelli | Mike Genovese | Richard Karie | Marge Kotlisky | Del Close | J. Jay Saunders | Nathan Davis | Lora Staley | Patty Ross | John Santucci | Nick Nickeas | W.R. Brown | Norm Tobin | Gavin MacFadyen | Chuck Adamson | Sam Cirone | Spero Anast | Sam T. Louis | William LaValley | Hal Frank | Karen Berger | Susan McCormick | Thomas O. Erhart Jr. | Joan Lazzerini | Beverly Somerman | Enrico R. Cannataro | Mary Louise Wade | Donna J. Fenton | Thomas Giblin | Willie Hayes | Conrad Mocarski | Benny Turner | Steve Randolph | Nancy Santucci | Fredric Stone | Robert J. Kuper | Joene Hanhardt | Oscar DiLorenzo | Margot Charlior

Viewing Notes

It’s hard to believe I’d never seen Thief, considering how big a fan I am of Mann’s Heat, but there it is: never seen it until tonight. Which is too bad, because it definitely has all the Mann style and mannerisms that would be perfected later, especially in Heat.

It’s also obvious that Refn’s Drive owes more than a casual nod to Thief (as well as The Driver).

Caan’s acting is, at times, a bit over the top; and then at other times, perfectly understated. It’s fun to see a lot of Chicago locations in this film as well. Mann is a Chicagoan and a lot of his films, or the stories they’re based on, have Chicago roots.

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