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Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.Read moreLess
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
The story
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
Cast & crew
Donald SutherlandJimmy Burke
John HeardRichard Woods
Jamie HarrisFrankie Burke
Janet KidderMaria
Nick SandowHenry Hill
Sam CoppolaPaul Castellano
Michael P. MoranLouis the Whale
Joe PingueMarty Krugman
Rocco SistoTommy DeSimone
Joe MaruzzoPaolo FalconeExplore the crew
- Director
- Robert Markowitz
- Producer
- Robert Markowitz
- Producer
- Mark Winemaker
- Screenplay
- Jere Cunningham
- Screenplay
- Gary Hoffman
- Editor
- David Beatty
- Original Music Composer
- Lou Pomanti
- Director of Photography
- Rudolf Blahacek