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18
03/08/1981 (GB)
Crime, Thriller, Drama
2h 3m
- 72% (728 votes)
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Tonight, his take home pay is $410,000... tax free.
Overview
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.
- Michael MannDirector, Screenplay
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$5,500,000
Revenue
$11,494,812
Keywords
- chicago, illinois
- based on novel or book
- shadowing
- loss of loved one
- burglar
- gangster
- car dealer
- rain
- idealist
- safe
- error
- thief
- dirty cop
- convict
- diamond heist
- ex-con
- safecracker
- police surveillance
- neo-noir
- provocative
- violence
- suspenseful
- critical
- ambiguous
- assertive
- awestruck
- commanding
- harsh
Top Billed Cast
James Caan
Frank
Tuesday Weld
Jessie
Robert Prosky
Leo Alderman
Willie Nelson
David 'Okla' Bertinneau
Jim Belushi
Barry Stratagakis
Tom Signorelli
Vincent Attaglia
Dennis Farina
Carl
Nick Nickeas
Nick
W.R. Brown
Mitch Kanoff
Norm Tobin
Guido
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