Subgenre Sampler
Heist: 178 Films to Buy & Rent
Cercle Rouge, Le (The Red Circle) (1970)
- Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville
Feat. Alain Delon, Gian Maria Volonte, Yves Montand…
- A precisely–crafted colour 'noir' from the French master, dir. Melville, which rejigs the usual ingredients into an exemplary heist…
Mister Jerico (1969)
- Dir. Sidney Hayers
Feat. Patrick Macnee, Herbert Lom, Connie Stevens
- Cheesy 60s crime caper stars AVENGERS actor Patrick Macnee as a conman set out to rob a diamond from a millionaire, only to have his plans disrupted…
Danger Diabolik (1968)
- Dir. Mario Bava
Feat. John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli…
- Cat–burgling cool from the pop–art 1960's, outfitted in futuristic chic and the effortless glamour of John Phillip Law and blonde…
Deadfall (1968)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Michael Caine, Giovanna Ralli, Eric Portman…
- Somewhat lumpy thriller with Caine recruited by a husband and wife to pull of a daring diamond heist. The actual robbery is cross–cut with a…
Farewell, Friend (Honor Among Thieves) (1968)
- Dir. Jean Herman
Feat. Alain Delon, Charles Bronson
- Dependable French caper, centered on an elaborate heist, with warhorses Branson and Delon thick as thieves in vying to crack the same high security…
Italian Job, The (1968)
- Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Michael Caine, Sir Noel Coward, Benny Hill
- Petty crook Michael Caine and an incarcerated Noel Coward have a crack at the big one in this ebullient caper movie memorable for its glam car chases…
Grand Slam (Ad Ogni Costo) (1967)
- Dir. Giuliano Montaldo
Feat. Janet Leigh, Klaus Kinski, Edward G. Robinson
- Smooth–running thriller about an international criminal gang who attempt a gruelling diamond heist during the chaotic Carnival in Rio de…
Robbery (1967)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Sir Stanley Baker, Joanna Pettet, James Booth…
- Topnotch heist film is a tension filled reconstruction of "The Great Train Robbery" with Stanley Baker in the Ronnie Biggs role.
Film gets off to…
Dead Heat on a Merry-Go-Round (1966)
- Dir. Bernard Girard
Feat. James Coburn, Aldo Ray, Camilla Sparv
- James Coburn stars as Eli Kotch, a captivating rogue and full–time con man in this comical crime caper.
How to Steal a Million (1966)
- Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Eli Wallach…
- A top cast lifts this romantically–inclined suspense caper, wherein Hepburn must steal a forged sculpture belonging to her own family before it…