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Thief (1981)

Name: Thief
Director: Michael Mann
Genre: film noir, heist film, crime film
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 7.4

Thief is a 1981 American neo-noir crime film written and directed by Michael Mann in his feature film debut. It stars James Caan as a professional safecracker trying to escape his life of crime, and Tuesday Weld as his wife. The supporting cast includes Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky, Dennis Farina, and Willie Nelson. The screenplay is inspired by the 1975 memoir The Home Invaders: Confessions of a Cat Burglar, by…

Directed by Michael Mann · Shot by Donald E. Thorin · Cut by Dov Hoenig · Music by Christopher Franke · 122 min

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