Cinematic background from Thief 1981 - Frank is an expert professional safecracker, specialized in high-profile diamond heists. He plans to use his ill-gotten income to retire from crime and build a nice life for himself complete with a home, wife and kids. To accelerate the process, he signs on with a top gangster for a big score.

Thief

1981

Action, Crime, Drama

Directors:
Michael Mann
Writers:
Frank Hohimer, Michael Mann
Official poster of Thief 1981 directed by Michael Mann
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An old man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – Two cars parked in front of a large house; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man wearing a stethoscope looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – Two men are shaking hands in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting at a table talking on a phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A woman in a black shirt is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting on a bench looking at his cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person sitting in a chair wearing a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A woman smiling for the camera in front of a shelf; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A view of a city street at night from a car window; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man in a suit and tie sitting in a booth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A building with a tree in front of it at night time; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man in a black jacket is holding a gun; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man and a woman are sitting in an office; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing on a boat in a body of water at night; Extreme Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A bunch of cars parked in a parking lot at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A city street at night lit up by streetlights; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man talking on a phone in front of a window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting at a table in front of a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man and a woman sitting at a dinner table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A room that has a mirror on the wall; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An old man with a beard and a blue shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car is driving down the street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man with long hair and a long beard; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man walking in front of an entrance to a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man wearing a suit and tie smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing in front of a green mill cocktail lounge; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting at a desk in front of a picture of abraham lincoln; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man in a suit sitting in front of a wooden post; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man looking at himself in the mirror in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car driving down a wet street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing on the side of the road next to a parked car; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A group of cars driving down a street with traffic; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A city street at night in the rain with lights on; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing glasses in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car parked in the middle of the street at night; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person in the dark; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car parked on the side of the road in front of a store; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A dark street with a lot of green lights; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing in front of another man in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing in front of an open door; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man wearing a suit and tie talking on a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting at a table talking on a phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – Two men sitting at a table in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car driving down a street next to a bridge; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing on the side of a road next to a traffic light; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man holding a knife in front of an open door; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man sitting in the driver's seat of a black car; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A group of people working in an assembly line; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing at a bar preparing a drink; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A woman in a blue dress and a man in a black suit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man sitting at a bar holding a drink; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man holding a cell phone while standing in the dark; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man holding a gun up to another man's face; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An old man with glasses sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man with glasses is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man looking at himself in the mirror in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A view from a car of a street at night; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car parked in the middle of the street at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – Two cars are stopped on the side of the road; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man laying on the ground holding a gun; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man holding a gun in an office with people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A judge sitting in front of a judge's bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man wearing glasses and a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A view from a car of a street at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing glasses and a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man and a woman looking at one another; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man standing in front of an open door in a dark room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A person wearing a hooded shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A car parked in front of a house at night; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – A man in a green jacket talking to another man in a green jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man wearing glasses and wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Thief” (1981), directed by Michael Mann – An older man wearing glasses and a suit; Close Up shot, Low angle