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.
Stars: Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Jamie Harris, Janet Kidder, Nick Sandow, Sam Coppola
Crew: Jere Cunningham (Screenplay), Lou Pomanti (Original Music Composer), John Cummings (Story), Robert Markowitz (Director), Ernest Volkman (Story), Gary Hoffman (Executive Producer)
Country: Canada, United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Alliance Atlantis, Gary Hoffman Productions, A+E Studios
Runtime: 92 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jun 10, 2001
IMDb: 6.1
