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.
Credits
The Big Heist Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Donald Sutherland
He was 65, now 89 years old
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as Jimmy Burke |
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Janet Kidder
She was 29, now 52 years old
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as Maria |
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John Heard
He was 55, 71 years old when he died
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as Richard Woods |
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Joe Pingue
He was 25, now 48 years old
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as Marty Krugman |
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Steven Randazzo
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as John Gotti |
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Sam Coppola
He was 65, 76 years old when he died
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as Paul Castellano |
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Bo Rucker
He was 52, now 76 years old
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as Stax Edwards |
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Nick Sandow
He was 34, now 58 years old
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as Henry Hill |
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Rocco Sisto
He was 48, now 71 years old
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as Tommy DeSimone |
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Jamie Harris
He was 21, now 45 years old
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as Frankie Burke |
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Michael P. Moran
He was 57, 59 years old when he died
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as Louis the Whale |
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Robert Morelli
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as Angelo Sepe |
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Gino Marrocco
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as Paulie Vario |
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Joe Maruzzo
|
as Paolo Falcone |
The Big Heist Crew
