The Shawshank Redemption
1994 · Drama · Crime
← Back to discoveries
Film / 2001
The Big Heist
Directed by
Robert Markowitz
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 …
The story
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.
Cast
Donald SutherlandJimmy Burke
John HeardRichard Woods
Jamie HarrisFrankie Burke
Janet KidderMaria
Nick SandowHenry Hill
Sam CoppolaPaul Castellano
Michael P. MoranLouis the Whale
Joe PingueMarty Krugman
Bo RuckerStax Edwards
Rocco SistoTommy DeSimone
Robert MorelliAngelo Sepe
Joe MaruzzoPaolo Falcone
See more cast
More to discover
The Godfather
1972 · Drama · Crime
The Shadow's Edge
2025 · Action · Crime
The Godfather Part II
1974 · Drama · Crime
The Green Mile
1999 · Fantasy · Drama
GoodFellas
1990 · Drama · Crime