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The Steal is a film of genre Thriller with Alfred Molina
The Steal (1995)
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Add to a movie listThe Steal is a 1995 British comedy thriller film directed by John Hay and starring Alfred Molina, Helen Slater and Peter Bowles. A London lawyer attempts to get even with a property development company who have cheated some poor islanders out of their land.
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Dans ce thriller comique, un avocat et une pirate informatique cherchent à se venger d'un promoteur qui a dépouillé les habitants d'une île de leurs terres.Actors
Alfred Molina
(Cliff)
Helen Slater
(Kim)
Peter Bowles
(Lord Childwell)
Dinsdale Landen
(Sir Wilmot)
Heathcote Williams
(Jeremiah)
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