Thief / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. ; screen story and screenplay by Michael Mann ; produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and Ronnie Caan ; directed by Michael Mann.

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A no-nonsense ex-con safecracker plans to leave the criminal world behind after one final diamond heist, but discovers that escape is not as simple as he hoped.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Criterion Collection (Firm) (Film distributor)
Other Authors: Mann, Michael, 1943- (Screenwriter, Film director)
Bruckheimer, Jerry (Film producer, Film director)
Caan, Ronnie (Film producer)
Caan, James (Actor)
Weld, Tuesday, 1943- (Actor)
Nelson, Willie, 1933- (Actor)
Hohimer, Frank
Language:English
Published: [Irvington, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2014]
Series:Criterion collection ; 691.
Subjects:
Hohimer, Frank > Film adaptations.
Burglary > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Criminals > Illinois > Chicago > Drama.
Chicago (Ill.) > Drama.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Crime films.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Drama.
Feature films.
Crime films.
Physical Description:1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A no-nonsense ex-con safecracker plans to leave the criminal world behind after one final diamond heist, but discovers that escape is not as simple as he hoped.
Note:Title from container.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1981.
Originally issued with a Blu-ray version of the film.
Special features: Audio commentary featuring Mann and actor James Caan; new interviews with Mann, Caan, and Johannes Schmoelling of the band Tangerine Dream, which contributed the film's soundtrack; trailer.
Call Number:PN1995.9.C68 T47 2014 VideoDVD
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
System Details:DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Participant or Performer:
James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson.