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.
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Robert Markowitz
Director
Gary Hoffman
Screenplay
Jere Cunningham
Screenplay
Ernest Volkman
Story
John Cummings
Story
Gary Hoffman
Executive Producer
John Morayniss
Executive Producer
Robert Markowitz
Producer
Mark Winemaker
Producer
Rudolf Blahacek
Director of Photography
Lou Pomanti
Original Music Composer
David Beatty
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