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History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan

By 1981, the museum securityis so outmoded that one East Boston mob crewcan't resist an...

By 1981, the museum security
is so outmoded that one East Boston mob crew
can't resist an easy score. The museum had classical
music concerts twice a week

Full Transcript

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By 1981, the museum security is so outmoded
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that one East Boston mob crew can't resist an easy score.
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The museum had classical music concerts twice a week.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
76
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:05
Uploaded
Apr 20, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
Genres
documentary, crime, history
Production
Universal Television,ABC

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Movie Summary

It centers on the most elaborate real-life heists that have taken place throughout history, such as the Wilcox train robbery in 1899 to Boston's Great Brink robbery in 1950.
S01 • E05 Jimmy Hoffa uses his mob ties to figure out - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
Jimmy Hoffa uses his mob ties to figure out
S01 • E04 It's the perfect target. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:20
It's the perfect target.
S01 • E01 It's got a 12-inch-thick steel door. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:13
It's got a 12-inch-thick steel door.
S01 • E02 You can't get anywhere near this fault - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
You can't get anywhere near this fault
S01 • E06 It's a tantalizing target with just enough security - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:42
It's a tantalizing target with just enough security
S01 • E02 Unlike many hotels of that era, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:08
Unlike many hotels of that era,
S01 • E05 And so using his mobster connections, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:09
And so using his mobster connections,
S01 • E07 He knows how to use radio headsets - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:22
He knows how to use radio headsets
S01 • E01 And it has a seismic sensor to it, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:11
And it has a seismic sensor to it,
S01 • E08 They were going to set off smoke bombs at the recital... - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
They were going to set off smoke bombs at the recital...
S01 • E02 Getting past the guards and into the vault - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:33
Getting past the guards and into the vault
S01 • E05 The question goes out to mobsters everywhere: - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:36
The question goes out to mobsters everywhere:
S01 • E08 [classical music being played] - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:09
[classical music being played]
S01 • E04 It was about 180,000 square feet. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
It was about 180,000 square feet.
S01 • E01 There is a combination lock on this vault. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:16
There is a combination lock on this vault.
S01 • E04 It had three floors, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:15
It had three floors,
S01 • E07 You get used to doing the same thing the same way - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
You get used to doing the same thing the same way
S01 • E08 But now the idea of the museum was vulnerable, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:20
But now the idea of the museum was vulnerable,
S01 • E04 At Lufthansa, we call the vault the val room. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:05
At Lufthansa, we call the vault the val room.
S01 • E01 And if those numbers aren't entered in perfectly, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:11
And if those numbers aren't entered in perfectly,