Thief
1981 · Movie · R · 123 min · ★ 7.2
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.
Also known as Violent Streets
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Details
- Years
- 1981
- Release date
- 1981-03-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Max quality
- HD
- TMDB rating
- 7.2/10 (844 votes)
- Box office
- $11,492,915
- Budget
- $5,500,000
Themes
- chicago, illinois
- based on novel or book
- shadowing
- loss of loved one
- burglar
- gangster
- car dealer
- rain
- idealist
- safe
- error
- thief
- +16 more
Awards & recognition
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Musical Score · 1982 · nominated
Cast & crew
James Caan
as Frank
Tuesday Weld
as Jessie
Robert Prosky
as Leo Alderman
Willie Nelson
as David 'Okla' Bertinneau
Jim Belushi
as Barry Stratagakis
Tom Signorelli
as Vincent Attaglia
Dennis Farina
as Carl
- NN
Nick Nickeas
as Nick
- WB
W.R. Brown
as Mitch Kanoff
- NT
Norm Tobin
as Guido
Directed by Michael Mann