The thief 19814/1/2024 ![]() Streetlights and neon line the skies and are reflected in surfaces of cars and wet asphalt. The city is all blacks and greens, eternally raining. In contrast to this realism, the stylistic elements of Thief are fantastic and alien. The magnetic drill Frank hefts to penetrate a safe door in the opening sequence was a real 200 lb drill and he really drilled through that safe door. Not only did these consultants inform the methodology of the fictional robbers, but in some cases lent them the actual tools of the trade. One of the keys to that authenticity is that Mann employed “technical consultants” on Thief (something he would continue to do throughout his career) that consisted of actual thieves and police. The tools that Frank (James Caan) and his crew use, the methods they employ, and the locations they maneuver through have a tremendous authenticity to them. Everything physical in Thief feels real, seems plausible. ![]() Two things are immediately striking upon first viewing Michael Mann’s Thief (1981) - the immaculately constructed world and the singular style in which it is presented.
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