Directed by:
Michael MannScreenplay:
Michael MannCinematography:
Donald E. ThorinComposer:
Tangerine DreamCast:
James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Willie Nelson, Jim Belushi, Robert Prosky, Tom Signorelli, Dennis Farina, Howard Hesseman, William Petersen, Michael Paul Chan (more)Plots(1)
In THIEF, James Caan plays Frank, a top-notch jewel thief who has done his time in prison and now dreams of the good life. For him, that means a wife, kids, a house, and a car rather than a dangerous life of crime. However, by signing on to a final big-time heist for the mob, Frank unwittingly makes himself invaluable to his powerful underworld employers, who have no intention of letting him retire. Soon Frank finds himself trailed by both the mob and the police, unable to escape to the new life he so desperately wants. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![James Caan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092803_b43acb.png)
James Caan
USA
Best movies:
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992) (TV movie)
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
![Tuesday Weld](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273002_acb2bf.jpg)
Tuesday Weld
USA
Best movies:
Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
Falling Down (1993)
The Wrong Man (1956)
![Willie Nelson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/405/405078_9cb51a.jpg)
Willie Nelson
USA
Best movies:
We Walk the Line: A Celebration of the Music of Johnny Cash (2012) (concert)
Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
Wag the Dog (1997)
![Jim Belushi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268888_da4ac2.jpg)
Jim Belushi
USA
Best movies:
Trading Places (1983)
Salvador (1986)
Palermo Connection (1990)
![Robert Prosky](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271352_34edb9.jpg)
Robert Prosky
USA
Best movies:
Dead Man Walking (1995)
The Natural (1984)
Rudy (1993)
![Tom Signorelli](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/786/161786302_86e938.jpg)
Tom Signorelli
USA
Best movies:
Sleepers (1996)
Serpico (1973)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
![Dennis Farina](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269033_8a7c0f.jpg)
Dennis Farina
USA
Best movies:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Snatch (2000)
Midnight Run (1988)
![Howard Hesseman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/407/407734_0440c2.jpg)
Howard Hesseman
USA
Best movies:
Silent Movie (1976)
The Sunshine Boys (1975)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
![William Petersen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/274/274481_f1c772.jpg)
William Petersen
USA
Best movies:
Detachment (2011)
12 Angry Men (1997) (TV movie)
CSI: Immortality (2015) (TV movie)
![Michael Paul Chan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/440/162440696_7fc3cd.jpg)
Michael Paul Chan
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Maverick (1994)
Heaven & Earth (1993)
Gavin MacFadyen
Best movies:
Thief (1981)
![John Kapelos](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/354/21354158_1d0fd5.jpg)
John Kapelos
Canada
Best movies:
Tootsie (1982)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Thief (1981)
Mike Genovese
Best movies:
Point Break (1991)
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Thief (1981)
![Bruce A. Young](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126035_83a181.gif)
Bruce A. Young
Best movies:
Hot Shots! (1991)
Basic Instinct (1992)
The Next Three Days (2010)
![Del Close](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/864/160864345_7c1077.gif)
Del Close
USA
Best movies:
The Untouchables (1987)
American Graffiti (1973)
Thief (1981)
![Nathan Davis](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/711/161711335_673163.jpg)
Nathan Davis
USA
Best movies:
Thief (1981)
Steal Big, Steal Little (1995)
Stony Island (1978)
![J. Jay Saunders](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/828/162828354_d739f8.jpg)
J. Jay Saunders
USA
Best movies:
Beetlejuice (1988)
Thief (1981)
Gleaming the Cube (1989)
Chuck Adamson
USA
Best movies:
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Quiz Show (1994)
A River Runs Through It (1992)