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Un Flic (1972)
, 1h38Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, Richard Crenna, Simone Valère, Riccardo Cucciolla, Paul Crauchet
Four men rob a bank in Saint-Jean-de-Monts. A detective (Delon) tries to catch the team responsible for the lethal bank robbery, foil a drug smuggling operation and hold on to his girlfriend (Deneuve), whom he shares with a nightclub owner (Crenna), his friend and a prime suspect in the robbery. The notoriety and shared knowledge between the players intensifies into the film, similar to a Le Carre adaptation with the protagonists confronting each other at the climax of the story. The short stories and anecdotes that lead viewers to the conclusion, become a melange of real time actions scenes and non verbal interactions that hint at spy mystery, while remaining open to the viewer's interpretation. In one scene, all three protagonists can be seen at a bar, sharing a drink and glancing at each other as strangers, each one coy to reveal his or her real identity. Hence Melville's license to play with characters and plots to leave space for the film genre to shine through.
Gambit (1966)
, 1h49Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime, Romance
Themes Monde imaginaire, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Michael Caine, Shirley MacLaine, Herbert Lom, Roger C. Carmel, Arnold Moss, John Abbott
Cockney cat burglar Harry Dean (Michael Caine) and his artist friend Emile Fournier (John Abbott) discover exotic Eurasian showgirl Nicole Chang (Shirley MacLaine) in a crowded Hong Kong restaurant. She bears an incredible resemblance both to the late wife of the world's richest man, an Arab named Shahbandar (Herbert Lom), as well as to a priceless ancient Chinese statuette that he owns; Harry and Emile want to use her in a scheme to rob him of it.
The Master Touch (1972)
, 1h52Directed by Michele Lupo
Origin Italie
Genres Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Kirk Douglas, Giuliano Gemma, Florinda Bolkan, Wolfgang Preiss, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Bruno Corazzari
Steve Wallace, a safe cracker, has just been released from prison. He attempts one last burglary with the help of a circus gymnast in Germany.
A Man Called Sledge (1970)
, 1h33Directed by Vic Morrow
Origin Italie
Genres Action, Western
Themes Heist films
Actors James Garner, Dennis Weaver, Claude Akins, John Marley, Wayde Preston, Laura Antonelli
Dans le Far West, un proscrit gunfighting connivence son chemin dans une prison dans l'espoir de mettre la main sur une importante cargaison d'or qui y sont stockées.
Diamonds Are Brittle (1965)
Directed by Nicolas Gessner
Origin France
Genres Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Jean Seberg, Claude Rich, Elsa Martinelli, Pierre Vernier, Jacques Morel, Günther Jerschke
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, 2h34Directed by Stanley Kramer, Carey Loftin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Heist films, Chase films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Spencer Tracy, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Buddy Hackett, Dorothy Provine, Moe Howard
"Smiler" Grogan (Jimmy Durante), wanted by police in a tuna factory robbery fifteen years ago and on the run from the police, careens his 1957 Ford Victoria off twisting, mountainous State Highway 74 near Palm Springs in Southern California and crashes. Five motorists stop to help him - Melville Crump (Sid Caesar), a dentist, Lennie Pike (Jonathan Winters), a furniture mover, Dingy Bell (Mickey Rooney) and Benjy Benjamin (Buddy Hackett), two friends on their way to Las Vegas, and J. Russell Finch (Milton Berle), who owns Pacific Edible Seaweed Company in Fresno. Just before he dies, Grogan tells the five about $350,000 buried in Santa Rosita State Park near the Mexican border under a mysterious "big W".
A Piece of the Action (1977)
, 2h15Directed by Sidney Poitier
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Buddy films, Heist films
Actors Bill Cosby, Sidney Poitier, James Earl Jones, Denise Nicholas, Hope Clarke, Tracy Reed
Dave Anderson et Manny Durrell sont deux voleurs sournoises de grande classe qui n'a jamais été pris. Joshua Burke est un détective à la retraite qui a suffisamment de preuves sur la deux d'entre eux pour les mettre derrière les barreaux. Au lieu de cela, il propose de maintenir son silence si les escrocs vont aller tout droit et ne travailler à un centre de jeunesse pour les délinquants. Dans un premier temps, les escrocs sont réticents et ne voulant pas (et sont donc les enfants). Comme le temps passe, ils gagnent la confiance et l'admiration des enfants et ils commencent à apprécier le travail. Tout va bien jusqu'à ce que quelqu'un du passé leur dit qu'ils ont à faire un dernier hold-up .
Why Me? (1990)
, 1h27Directed by Gene Quintano
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Heist films
Actors Christophe Lambert, Kim Greist, Christopher Lloyd, J. T. Walsh, Rebecca Herbst, Tony Plana
Quand Gus et Bruno, braqueurs de coffres forts professionnels, ont vidé leur énième bijouterie, ils auraient dû se renseigner avant sur ce qu'ils risquaient d'y trouver. En l'occurrence, il s'agit la du "Brasier Byzantin", une pierre mythique qui intéresse aussi bien les turcs, la CIA, les truands de la ville. La course-poursuite s'engage...
The Maiden Heist (2009)
, 1h30Directed by Peter Hewitt
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Christopher Walken, Morgan Freeman, William H. Macy, Marcia Gay Harden, Wynn Everett, Breckin Meyer
Roger (Christopher Walken) is a security guard at an art museum who is only rarely in motion, opting rather to stare at his favorite painting, The Lonely Maiden, a beautiful woman staring forlornly out into the distance. Despite the fact he has a wife, Rose (Marcia Gay Harden), he's become rather obsessed with the painting. Rose wants Roger to retire so they can move to Florida. One afternoon, Roger learns that several pieces including The Lonely Maiden are to be permanently moved to another museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. Unable to follow the maiden, Roger falls into despair until he meets Charles (Morgan Freeman), another guard who has a similar attraction to a painting on another floor of a woman with cats.
A Fish Called Wanda (1988)
, 1h48Directed by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson
London-based gangster George Thomason and his right-hand man, Ken Pile, an animal lover with a bad stutter, plan a jewel heist. They bring in two Americans to help: con artist Wanda Gershwitz and "weapons man" Otto West, a loud-mouthed Anglophobe who fancies himself an intellectual and hates being (correctly) called stupid. Wanda and Otto are lovers, but they hide this from George and Ken, pretending to be brother and sister, so Wanda can work her charms on them. The robbery goes well, and the thieves get away with a large sum in diamonds. However, they are briefly spotted during their getaway by Mrs. Coady, an elderly lady walking her three dogs. The group then hide the loot in a safe in an old workshop. Soon after, Wanda and Otto betray George to the police and he is arrested. They return to collect the loot, with Wanda planning to double-cross Otto as well, only to find that George has moved it. Wanda decides to seduce George's barrister, Archie Leach, so that he can persuade George to plead guilty and give up the location of the diamonds. Unhappily married, Leach is brow-beaten by his vindictive wife, Wendy, and spoiled daughter, Portia, and he quickly comes under the spell of Wanda's charms.
Directed by Michele Lupo
Genres Comedy
Themes Heist films
Actors Ugo Tognazzi, Gastone Moschin, Philippe Leroy, Lionel Stander, Franco Fabrizi, Raymond Bussières
L'ingénieur de Padoue Giambattista Manteghin, l'acteur Romolo Moretti, le prince Pantegani et l'inventeur Leonardo Rossi, essaient chacun de corrompre un fonctionnaire fiscal pour ne pas payer d'impôts.
Gorbaciof (2010)
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Noir, Crime, Romance
Themes Films about immigration, La précarité, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Toni Servillo, Gaetano Bruno, Yang Mi
Marino Pacileo is a solitary man living in the Vasto area of Naples, a multiethnic suburb close to the train station. He is nicknamed "Gorbaciof" as, like the Soviet leader, has a port-wine stain on his forehead. He is a cashier in the prison at Poggioreale, using his job as a means of funding his gambling addiction. He plays poker in a makeshift gambling house at the back of a Chinese restaurant, and here he meets Lila, daughter of the restaurant's owner. Gorbaciof is fascinated by Lila, whom he starts stalking; and Lila finds herself attracted to this strange man who rescued her from two violent teenagers. In spite of the language barrier (Lila doesn't speak Italian), they start seeing each other.
, 1h44Directed by Bernard Girard
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors James Coburn, Camilla Sparv, Camilla Sparv, Aldo Ray, Nina Wayne, Robert Webber
Con man Eli Kotch (James Coburn) charms his way into a parole by playing on the emotions of a pretty psychologist (Marian McCargo), but drops her at the first opportunity to move around the country, romancing women and then stealing their possessions, or those of their employers. He's made a down payment on the blueprints to a bank at Los Angeles International Airport, but needs to raise $85,000 to complete the purchase.
On Friday at Eleven (1961)
Directed by Alvin Rakoff
Genres Action, Crime
Themes Heist films
Actors Nadja Tiller, Rod Steiger, Peter van Eyck, Jean Servais, Marisa Merlini, Ian Bannen
Une femme énigmatique recrute un gang de criminels spécialisés pour voler une armée américaine camion blindé de la paie à destination de Marseille. Cependant, les choses ne vont pas exactement comme prévu.
The Window (1949)
, 1h13Directed by Fred Fleck
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about children, Heist films
Actors Barbara Hale, John Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart, Ruth Roman, Bobby Driscoll, Richard Benedict
Set and filmed on location in the tenement section of New York's Lower East Side, the film tells the story of a young boy, Tommy Woodry (Driscoll), who has a habit of crying wolf. Late one night, he climbs up the building fire escape and sees his two seemingly normal neighbors, Mr and Mrs Kellerson, murder a drunken sailor in their apartment. No one, neither the boy's parents nor the police, believes young Tommy when he tells them what he has seen, since they all assume that this is just another of the boy's tall tales.