Events › Friday Films: Thief (1981)

Join Barry Marshall, Senior Affiliated Faculty member in the Visual and Media Arts Department at Emerson College, to view and discuss five films directed by Michael Mann.

The first film in this five-part series is Thief (1981): A gifted professional safecracker accepts a deal with the Mafia in hopes that the score will allow him to finally retire and lead a normal life. He soon learns that powerful gangster Leo has no intention of letting him go. 

Directed by: Michael Mann

Starring: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Robert Prosky, Tom Signorelli

Runtime: 2 hr 10 min. 

Rated: R

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