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 safecracker planning to leave the criminal world behind after one final diamond heist—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 and tactile approach to action that would also define such later iconic entertainments from Mann as Miami Vice, Manhunter, and Heat.

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Director	Michael Mann
Actor	Willie Nelson, Tuesday Weld, James Caan

Genre	Action Crime Thriller
Content	Blu-ray
FSK / age rating	from age 18
Publication date	15.12.2015
Edition	Criterion Collection
Audio	English
Year of production	1981
Original title	Thief
Version	US Version
Region code	A

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Customer reviews

mittelmass

Written on 07. August 2016 by aldo.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

relativ langatmiges frühwerk von michael mann. findet nicht ganz umsonst nur wenig beachtung. caan spielt gut aber im grossen ganzen ein ziemlich unverbindlicher fernsehkrimi.
schwach

Written on 04. July 2010 by peterquirici.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

die Story ist dünn und es scheint mir schwierig den Film in ein Genre einzuordnen...
James Belushi trägt auch nicht zu einem Höhepunkt bei...
Stark

Written on 16. July 2005 by Fist.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

A Michael Mann Film! Spricht für sich selbst!
ein grosses stück kino

Written on 24. September 2003 by The Analyzer.
This customer review refers to a alternative version.

Caan in einer seiner besten Rolle. Der Soundtrack etwas vom besten von Tangerine Dream. Dialoge und Spannung vom feinsten. Ein grandioses Frühwerk vom Insider-Regisseur und Heat-Kreator Michael Mann. Strong Buy