- Action, Crime, Drama
THIEF
- 1981
- 2 HR, 4 min
- NOV 10, 2026
Details
Released 1981, United States
Action, Drama, Crime
2 hours, 4 minutes
English
Starring
- James Caan
- Tuesday Weld
- Willie Nelson
- Jim Belushi
- Robert Prosky
- Dennis Farina
Director
Michael Mann
Friends of The Ross 45th Anniversary Series
The contemporary American auteur Michael Mann’s bold artistic sensibility was already fully formed when he burst out of the gate with Thief, his debut feature. James Caan stars, in one of his most riveting performances, as a no-nonsense ex-con professional thief planning to leave the criminal world behind after one last score—but he discovers that escape is not as simple as he’d hoped. Finding hypnotic beauty in neon and rain-slick streets, sparks and steel, Thief effortlessly established the moody stylishness, tactile approach, and drama that would also define such later iconic Mann films as Heat, The Insider, Ali, and The Last of the Mohicans. (Criterion)
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James Caan
Frank
Tuesday Weld
Jessie
Willie Nelson
Okla
Jim Belushi
Barry
Robert Prosky
Leo
Dennis Farina
Carl
Additional Credits
Michael Mann
Director
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