The Big Heist

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The Big Heist
Genre	Crime Docudrama
Based on	The Heist by Ernest Volkman John Cummings
Written by	Jere Cunningham Gary Hoffman
Directed by	Robert Markowitz
Starring	Donald Sutherland John Heard Jamie Harris Janet Kidder
Music by	Lou Pomanti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producer	Gary Hoffman
Producers	Robert Markowitz Mark Winemaker
Production location	Toronto
Cinematography	Rudolf Blahacek
Editor	David Beatty
Running time	92 minutes
Production companies	Alliance Atlantis Gary Hoffman Productions
Original release
Network	A&E
Release	June 10, 2001 (2001-06-10)
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The Big Heist is a 2001 crime drama television film directed by Robert Markowitz and written by Jere Cunningham and Gary Hoffman. The film, based on the 1986 non-fiction book The Heist by Ernest Volkman and John Cummings, tells the story of the 1978 Lufthansa heist. It is a co-production of the United States and Canada, and stars Donald Sutherland, John Heard, Jamie Harris, and Janet Kidder. It aired on A&E on June 10, 2001.