• 2007
Art of the Heist

Summary They turned crime into an art form. Meet the crooks who plundered artistic treasures, sending shock waves through the art scene and setting off frantic dragnets across the globe. View more details

  • 2007

Art of the Heist

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Robert K. Wittman Dion Graham

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 27, 2007

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Ovation

Summary They turned crime into an art form. Meet the crooks who plundered artistic treasures, sending shock waves through the art scene and setting off frantic dragnets across the globe. View more details

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : May 27, 2007

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Production companies : Ovation

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Art of the Heist (2007)

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Episode 1 • Dec 31, 1969
The Big Sting
On December 22nd, 2000 three of the world's greatest art treasures were stolen from the National Museum in Stockholm. Together the Rembrandt and two Renoir paintings were valued at 50 million dollars. This is the story of the ruthless robbery of three masterpieces and the cunning and daring plan to trap the gang who had them.
Episode 2 • Dec 31, 1969
The World's Biggest Heist
It was the biggest art heist in American history - half a billion dollar's worth of paintings snatched from the walls of a Boston gallery. The haul included a rare Vermeer and paintings by Rembrandt and Degas. Since then teams of FBI agents have worked on the case. The question is: who is telling the truth and will the Boston masterpieces ever be found.
Episode 3 • Dec 31, 1969
The Forger and the Con Man
A songwriter-turned-forger joins a smooth-talking con man to rake in millions selling counterfeit paintings. As Scotland Yard zeroes in on the duo, the cops discover that the scam reaches into the inner sanctums of England's most famous museums, threatening the legacies of the world's greatest artists.
Episode 4 • Dec 31, 1969
The Search for the Scream
The Scream by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is one of the most famous and powerful images in history. In the past 12 years, it has been the target of thieves not once but twice. One version, stolen in 1994, was recovered. But a decade later, another Scream vanished when thieves walked into the Munch Museum in Oslo and ripped it from the walls along with a second Munch masterpiece, The Madonna.
Episode 5 • Dec 31, 1969
Chasing Cezanne
The robbery of a Cézanne still life from the rustic home of an art collector shocks residents of a sleepy New England town. But as investigators run out of clues, a revelation from an unlikely source puts the investigation into a stunning new perspective.
Episode 6 • Dec 31, 1969
Den of Antiquities
War-torn Cypress of the 1970s becomes a playground for treasure hunters eager to raid the country's early churches. When an ambitious art dealer sets her sights on a mosaic of Christ as a child, she unveils a patchwork of unscrupulous art dealers, con men, and smugglers.
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