The Heist of the Century (Safecracker movies)
Frank: You are making big profits from my work, my risk, my sweat. But that is okay, because I elected to make that deal. But now, the deal is over. I want my end, and I am out.
Leo: Why don't you join a labor union?
Frank: I am wearing it.
Mitch: Frank, don't.
Attaglia: Do it slick.
Frank: My money in 24 hours, or you will wear your (blank) for a hat.
James Caan as Frank - Thief (1981)
Leo: Why don't you join a labor union?
Frank: I am wearing it.
Mitch: Frank, don't.
Attaglia: Do it slick.
Frank: My money in 24 hours, or you will wear your (blank) for a hat.
James Caan as Frank - Thief (1981)
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- DirectorMichael MannStarsJames CaanTuesday WeldWillie NelsonAfter years in prison, ace safe-cracker Frank owns a car dealership and a cocktail lounge, which are fronts for high-stakes jewelry heists. He wants to complete one last big heist for the Mob before he goes straight.
- DirectorRay MillandStarsRay MillandBarry JonesJeanette SterkeA British safecracker goes to prison but after World War II begins, he's recruited by army intelligence and is sent to German-occupied Belgium to crack the safe of a German Abwehr unit located in a chateau.
- DirectorF. Gary GrayStarsDonald SutherlandMark WahlbergEdward NortonAfter being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
- DirectorFrank OzStarsRobert De NiroEdward NortonMarlon BrandoAn aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth with his lover when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist that comes with a large payout.
- DirectorCharles LamontStarsRod La RocqueAstrid AllwynThomas E. JacksonLamont Cranston (Rod La Rocque), amateur criminologist and detective, with a daily radio program, sponsored by the Daily Classic newspaper, has developed a friendly feud that sometimes passes the friendly stage with Police Commissioner Weston (Thomas E. Jackson). He complains to his managing editor, Edward Heath (Oscar O'Shea), over the problems that have developed in his department since Phoebe Lane (Astrid Allwyn) has been hired as his assistant. He is advised to forget it since she is the publisher's niece. During his broadcast about Honest John (William Pawley), a famous safe cracker who has served his time, Phoebe gives him a note that the Metropolitan Theatre is to be robbed at eight o'clock and she is so insistent that he adds it as his closing note. Off the air, he learns she got the information from a man she met in a café who had an honest face. Cranston goes to the theatre where Weston and his men have gathered and, of course, nothing happens but, across town, a safe is blown at the home of international banker Gerald Morton (John St. Polis) and the banker is killed. Cranston arrives there ahead of the police and discovers enough evidence to show him that it wasn't just a simple robbery with the banker accidentally killed. The irate Weston has him jailed as a material witness, but Phoebe comes through with a habeas corpus in time for him to make his broadcast. Honest John crashes into the studio with a gun and demands that Cranston exonerates him over the air from the police suspicion that he committed the robbery. Weston rushes to the studio but Honest John has escaped. Cranston takes Phoebe on a tour of night clubs hoping she will spot the man who gave her the robbery message. She does and Cranston poses as a new arrival from Europe and learns that the man is Flotow (Wilhelm von Brincken) and his companion is Starkov (Tenen Holtz'). They make a date for lunch the next day. While they are waiting for him to join them for lunch, Cranston breaks into Flathow's apartment where he meets Phoebe who also has had the same idea. A phone call is answered and Morton's butler says there is a meeting at the Morton home that afternoon.
- DirectorDenys de La PatellièreStarsJean GabinGert FröbeGeorge RaftIn Paris, a gold smuggler is at war with other local gangsters who want piece of the action. Then the mob shows up and makes things worse. Also, an undercover US Treasury Department agent is trying to infiltrate the smuggler's business.
- DirectorMichael NoerStarsCharlie HunnamDamijan OklopdzicChristopher FairbankWrongfully convicted for murder, Henri Charriere forms an unlikely relationship with fellow inmate and quirky convicted counterfeiter, Louis Dega, in an attempt to escape from the notorious penal colony on Devil's Island.
- CreatorsRoyal MalloyColt StraubDuke StraubStarPhil CrawfordFollow Phil Crawford, one of America's leading safe-crackers, and his best buddy, Blaze as they travel the country to unravel mysteries and unlock the secrets lurking in abandoned safes. Phil, Blaze and their fun-loving crew of family and friends can track down and crack giant bank vaults, intricate antique safes and even armored vehicles and underground bunkers.
- DirectorSidney LumetStarsSean ConneryDyan CannonMartin BalsamAfter ten years in prison to protect a mafia family, Duke Anderson is released and he cashes in a debt of honor with the mob to bankroll a caper.
- DirectorMatthias SchweighöferStarsMatthias SchweighöferNathalie EmmanuelRuby O. FeeA prequel, set before the events of Army of the Dead, which focuses on German safecracker Ludwig Dieter leading a group of aspiring thieves on a top secret heist during the early stages of the zombie apocalypse.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsRay WinstoneBen KingsleyIan McShaneBrutal gangster Don Logan recruits "retired" safecracker Gal for one last job, but it goes badly for both of them.
- DirectorPei Chiek GohStarsPhilip KeungHoi-Ning KoShiu-Hung HuiMaster Shan is a locksmith, and took on an apprentice Hao Ren before he developed dementia. Hao Ren inherits Master Shan's exceptional locksmithing skills and becomes a master at opening locks, even surpassing his mentor. Because of this, the police often calls for his help, and this leads to a friendship with Officer Liu Ye Chen. A series of strange events starts to unfold when he meets up with an old friend and learns that the mysterious case surrounding Master Shan's wife's disappearance is far from straightforward.
- DirectorJulian FortStarsAdam CarlLarry CedarCharles DierkopAn aging safe-cracker recently released from prison is asked to put his old skills to use and risk his freedom to save his son's life.
- DirectorJohn HamburgStarsSam RockwellSteve ZahnMichael LernerTwo bad singers are mistaken for top safe-crackers at a bar; a gangster boss orders them to break into three safes or else.
- DirectorHenri VerneuilStarsJean-Paul BelmondoOmar SharifDyan CannonIn 1970s Athens a group of professional burglars plans an emerald heist from the home of a gem collector, but corrupt Greek police inspector Abel Zacharia is on their trail.
- DirectorSergio GriecoStarsRoger BrowneAida PowerUmberto RahoAn ex-con and thief must allude the authorities and the criminal underworld as he attempts to locate a stash of jewelry stolen by the Nazis.
- StarsWarren ClarkeChris GascoyneSheila KelleyWhen his estranged wife is brutally attacked by a burglar, a law-abiding locksmith unconvinced that the junkie charged for the crime is the real attacker starts his own investigation.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsFrank SinatraDean MartinSammy Davis Jr.Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsKim Yoon-seokLee Jung-jaeKim Hye-suAfter a heist in South Korea, a gang of 5+1 fly to Hong Kong to look into a heist, in a Macau casino, of a $30M diamond, planned by someone unreliable. He brings in HK thieves as well. Can anyone be trusted?
- DirectorJoel SouzaStarsJared AbrahamsonDevon WerkheiserMichelle WayA safecracker has one night to repay a debt before he can leave town, while he tries to win back the woman he left behind, as well as duck a crooked P.O., a burned-out Narc Cop, and a former partner in crime with a mysterious grudge.
- DirectorFede AlvarezStarsStephen LangJane LevyDylan MinnetteThree delinquents break into the house of a war veteran who is blind to steal his money. However, they discover that the man is not as defenseless as he seems.
- DirectorRoger AvaryStarsLuke BraceyNina DobrevCrispin GloverRed, a safe cracker who has just been released from prison, is trying to hold his family together as his past catches up with him in the form of Luc, a psychopathic contract killer who's seeking revenge for the death of his brother.
- DirectorHoward MorrisStarsJim HuttonDorothy ProvineMilton BerleA mint worker accidentally destroys some money and decides to break in and reprint it, but finds he has some unwanted partners.
- DirectorPeter Graham ScottStarsCharlie DrakeGeorge SandersDennis PriceLocksmith duped by burglar to commit crimes, jailed. Fellow inmates befriend him to exploit his skills for prison break. Plot revolves around his naivety being taken advantage of, leading to criminal entanglements.
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsSean ConneryDonald SutherlandLesley-Anne DownEngland, 1850s. A master criminal aims to rob a train of a large sum of gold. Security is incredibly tight and the task seems an impossible one. However, he has a plan and just the right people to carry it out.