Category: heist
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The Big Knockoff: 14 Films With Armored Car Heists
Burt Lancaster struggles for the gun. “Criss Cross” (1949). By Paul Parcellin If the movies are any indication, the 1940s and ’50s, especially the ’50s, must have been the golden age of armored car robberies — they were getting knocked over like clay pigeons in a shooting gallery. A common armored car robbery movie plot:…
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The Big Caper: Burning Desire For a Life of Luxury Drives Career Criminal to Score a Cool Million Bucks
Roxanne Arlen, Paul Picerni, Corey Allen, “The Big Caper” (1957). Heist films must always be centered around a carefully thought-out plan — and no matter how artfully arranged, the scheme will sooner or later go horribly wrong. Lots of stuff can cause a heist to crash and burn: a flaw in the plan; unforeseen circumstances;…