
The Big Heist
Drama · TV Movie · Crime
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.
Top Cast


Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland
Jimmy Burke
Donald Sutherland
Jimmy Burke


John Heard
John Heard
Richard Woods
John Heard
Richard Woods


Jamie Harris
Jamie Harris
Frankie Burke
Jamie Harris
Frankie Burke


Janet Kidder
Janet Kidder
Maria
Janet Kidder
Maria


Nick Sandow
Nick Sandow
Henry Hill
Nick Sandow
Henry Hill


Sam Coppola
Sam Coppola
Paul Castellano
Sam Coppola
Paul Castellano


Michael P. Moran
Michael P. Moran
Louis the Whale
Michael P. Moran
Louis the Whale


Joe Pingue
Joe Pingue
Marty Krugman
Joe Pingue
Marty Krugman
Bo Rucker
Bo Rucker
Stax Edwards
Bo Rucker
Stax Edwards


Rocco Sisto
Rocco Sisto
Tommy DeSimone
Rocco Sisto
Tommy DeSimone
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