The Big Heist (2001)

The Big Heist (2001)

2001-06-10 Canada, United States of America 92 Min. PG-13
4.9 11 votes

Overview

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

Donald Sutherland is Jimmy Burke
Jimmy Burke
John Heard is Richard Woods
Richard Woods
Jamie Harris is Frankie Burke
Frankie Burke
Janet Kidder is Maria
Maria
Nick Sandow is Henry Hill
Henry Hill
Sam Coppola is Paul Castellano
Paul Castellano
Michael P. Moran is Louis the Whale
Louis the Whale
Joe Pingue is Marty Krugman
Marty Krugman
Bo Rucker is Stax Edwards
Stax Edwards
Rocco Sisto is Tommy DeSimone
Tommy DeSimone
Robert Morelli is Angelo Sepe
Angelo Sepe
Joe Maruzzo is Paolo Falcone
Paolo Falcone

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