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Thief [DVD] [1981]

DVD ~ James Caan

4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Actors: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, James Belushi, Robert Prosky
Directors: Michael Mann
Writers: Michael Mann, Frank Hohimer
Producers: Michael Mann, Jerry Bruckheimer, Richard Brams, Ronnie Caan
Format: PAL
Language English
Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 18
Studio: MGM Entertainment
DVD Release Date: 21 Jul 2003
Run Time: 119 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00009PBUX
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,964 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
After 11 years in prison, an ageing master safecracker (James Caan) decides to pull one more job before retiring to a quiet, peaceful life. However, the mob finds him much too valuable and refuses to let him retire, keeping him trapped in the life he so desperately wants to leave behind. An introspective look at a man re-evaluating the life he's lived, THIEF is a fascinating, intense film, based on the novel by Frank Hohimer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding crime thriller, 30 Jul 2003

By	Mr. A. Thorpe "ken4427" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This has got to be one of the best crime / thriller movies ever made. James Caan is a superb actor, who when given the right role is in a class of his own. This film is his finest hour and he delivers a moving performance as the main character. Caan plays Frank who is an expert safe cracker with dreams of retiring and starting a family with his lady played by Tuesday Weld. He foolishly agrees to work for the mob headed by evil Leo (Robert Prosky), safecracking to order in the belief that after 2 or 3 big scores he can leave with a nice nest egg with which to start his family. When Frank decides it's time to move on and leave his life of crime behind him he soon discovers that it's extremely difficult to walk away when the big time crooks don't want to see their meal ticket leave. This film slowly builds up to a final, bloody showdown with the tension almost becoming unbearable as Frank realises that he is going to have to take drastic action if he truly wants out of his shady profession. Superb.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Old school, 21 April 2006

By	Mr. F. I. Dudaniec "finndudaniec" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Old school Michael Mann at his best. This is a slow burner but fascinating to watch. The climax is brutal and shocking. Caan exudes all things Mann-ish, the prototype for Petersen and Cruise, the essential Mann man - mean, ruthless, wrestling with a fragile humanity, the broken idealist in a world of pain. Tangerine dream soundtrack is class too.

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5.0 out of 5 stars great, 13 Sep 2001

By	Kevin Pohl (Torrance, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Thief [VHS] [1981] (VHS Tape)

This is Michael Mann's first effort, and also one of his best. James Caan is excellent as the hardened thief that does not give in to anyone. The "you have to be willing to walk out on everything in 60 seconds" theme will be used by Mann in other movies (notably "Heat"). The acting is good all around and so is the soundtrack by TAngerine Dream. Definitely one for the must watch list

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5.0 out of 5 stars The real Tuesday Weld
This early Michael Mann (pre Miami Vice) movie took a impeccable dive into the mind of a thief (and the work) of a professional thief. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Brendan O. Clarke

3.0 out of 5 stars Profile of a top thief
I've had a craze lately on Michael Mann's films, and I've enjoyed them all.

This is early work. Read more

Published 21 months ago by William Cohen

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, but for Mann the best was yet to come...
This film is like an average chocolate bar. It tastes good while you eat it, you happily devour it without impediment, yet once its all over there is this inescapable feeling that... Read more

Published on 27 Feb 2006 by H. Feddern

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