Real-Life Heists

7 months ago 24th Nov 15:04

The heist movie is forever popular at the box office and this week sees Demi Moore and Michael Caine join forces for Flawless.

Demi Moore stars as female executive at the London Diamond Corporation that finds herself frustrated by a glass ceiling after years of faithful employment.

She befriends a janitor (Michael Caine) who is reaching the end of his tenure at the company and is looking to help himself to a considerably more generous retirement package. Together they hatch a plot to steal a handful of priceless diamonds, setting off a swirling chain of events that send ripples all over Europe.

To mark the release of the film we took at look at some of the most famous real-life heists.

1.Baker Street: September 1971

The Bank Job became known as the 'walkie-talkie bank job' because of a fluke tip-off from a member of the public who overheard the robbers talking on a two-way radio.

In September 1971, thieves tunnelled into the vault of a bank in London’s Baker Street and looted safe deposit boxes of cash and jewellery worth millions and millions of pounds.

None of it was recovered. Nobody was ever arrested. The robbery made headlines for a few days and then disappeared - the result of a UK Government ‘D’ Notice, gagging the press.