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Two thieves dressed as Boston police officers pull off the largest art heist in historyIn 1990, in the early morning hours after St. Patrick’s Day, thieves disguised as policemen gained access into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner museum and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. STOLEN brings the audience on a journey to understand not just a crime, but also the nature of beauty itself - its fragility and its power.
 Stolen
Release Year: 2006 Duration: 85 min Availability:
Related: History, Life & Culture, Music & Arts, Virgil Films & Entertainment In 1990, in the early morning hours after St. Patrick’s Day, thieves disguised as policemen gained access into Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner museum and successfully executed the largest art heist in modern history. STOLEN brings the audience on a journey to understand not just a crime, but also the nature of beauty itself - its fragility and its power.
Director Rebecca Dreyfus Writer Sharon Guskin Producers Sharon Guskin Chelsea Horenstein Susannah Ludwig
MovieBabe wrote: By Tricia Olszewski Rob a bank and you’re scum. Rob a museum and you’re scum with a dash of sophistication and an incredible amount of cunning. Yes, Rebecca Dreyfus’ Stolen joins The Thomas Crown Affairs, Entrapment, and even Oceans 12 on the long list of flicks that portray stealing works of art as an especially glamorous and elevated form of crime. Her freshman documentary explores the mystery of the 1990 robbery of Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Mus[...] more > Read more at spout.com Report a Technical Issue If you're having any difficulties viewing the film or have any playback-related technical questions, contact us using our general feedback page.
Comments Posted 03/12/09 by Mark
Posted 07/16/08 by andrew
This is as interesting a caper as one could imagine. With Harold, the investigator, and Isabella S. Gardner and her museum in the background, one couldn’t imagine more interesting, arresting, or colorful characters in a film. We need these paintings back-Titian-Vermeer-unbelievable. I admire the filmmakers hopeful attitude trying to actually solve this crime. Any update? |
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