Thief
1981 · Movie · 122 min. · United States
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.
Direction Michael Mann
Cast James Caan · Tuesday Weld · Willie Nelson · James Belushi · Tom Signorelli · Robert Prosky · Dennis Farina · Sam Cirone · Nick Nickeas · Walter Scott
Soundtrack Tangerine Dream
Screenplay Michael Mann
Cinematography Donald E. Thorin
Original title Thief (Violent Streets)
6.7
2K votes (FilmAffinity)
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