Overview
Based on the 1986 book "The Heist: How a Gang Stole $8,000,000 at Kennedy Airport and Lived to Regret It", by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, this TV movie tells the story about the 1978 Lufthansa Heist at JFK Airport in New York - the largest cash robbery ever committed on American soil. The heist was also the subject of the much better-known 1990 film "Goodfella"s, directed by Martin Scorsese. It was also the subject of another made-for-television film: "The 10 Million Dollar Getaway" from 1991.
Production
Alliance Atlantis · Gary Hoffman Productions · A+E Studios
Cast & Characters
Donald Sutherland
Jimmy Burke
John Heard
Richard Woods
Jamie Harris
Frankie Burke
Janet Kidder
Maria
Nick Sandow
Henry Hill
Sam Coppola
Paul Castellano
Michael P. Moran
Louis the Whale
Joe Pingue
Marty Krugman
Bo Rucker
Stax Edwards
Rocco Sisto
Tommy DeSimone
Robert Morelli
Angelo Sepe
Joe Maruzzo
Paolo Falcone
Directors & Crew
Jere Cunningham
Screenplay
Robert Markowitz
Director
Robert Markowitz
Producer
Mark Winemaker
Producer
Gary Hoffman
Screenplay
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