Where was Thief filmed?
1981 film, directed by Michael Mann.
- Chicago
The story is set in Chicago, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Chicago
- Filmed in
- Chicago
About Thief
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- Released
- 1981
- Director
- Michael Mann
- Cast
- James CaanTuesday WeldWillie NelsonJim BelushiRobert ProskyDennis FarinaWilliam PetersenBruce A. YoungJohn KapelosMichael Paul Chan
- Genre
- CrimeHeistNeo-noirFilm Noir
The story
He returns to a pair of Chicago businesses, including a car lot, serving as fronts for his criminal enterprise.
Before Frank can collect his share, Gags is thrown from a twelve-story window for stealing from his loan shark clients.
Leo had been receiving Frank's goods from Gags for some time.
Famous lines from Thief
Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.
When you lived among the criminals, did you start to pity them?Henry Ducard
The first time I stole so that I wouldn't starve, yes. I lost many assumptions about the simple nature of right and wrong.Bruce Wayne
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