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[chuckles] It's the 1980s
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History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan

It's the 1980s, and as art prices skyrocket, professional thievesturned from robbing banks...

[chuckles]
It's the 1980s, and as art prices skyrocket, professional thieves
turned from robbing banks to robbing museums

Full Transcript

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[chuckles] It's the 1980s,
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and as art prices skyrocket,
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professional thieves turned from robbing banks
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to robbing museums.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
87
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:43
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 • E02 It's 1972, and Manhattan is a tale of two cities. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:05
It's 1972, and Manhattan is a tale of two cities.
S01 • E04 For New York's mafia families, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:15
For New York's mafia families,
S01 • E02 Uptown, the city's wealthiest - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:09
Uptown, the city's wealthiest
S01 • E05 [clank] - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:23
[clank]
S01 • E08 Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:07
Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
S01 • E08 A gem of a target, thanks to its peerless collection - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
A gem of a target, thanks to its peerless collection
S01 • E01 It's a small town, a small industry, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:13
It's a small town, a small industry,
S01 • E02 The line between the haves and the have nots - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:08
The line between the haves and the have nots
S01 • E08 When it opens in 1903, the Gardner boasts - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
When it opens in 1903, the Gardner boasts
S01 • E07 Dunbar Armored depot has a lot less security than a bank, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
Dunbar Armored depot has a lot less security than a bank,
S01 • E04 By the 1970s, they've been occupying New York - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:15
By the 1970s, they've been occupying New York
S01 • E06 High-profile thefts make headlines everywhere, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:29
High-profile thefts make headlines everywhere,
S01 • E01 Within the Diamond Quarter - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:41
Within the Diamond Quarter
S01 • E07 But the average stickup guy can't just - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
But the average stickup guy can't just
S01 • E05 The vault door is fireproof and blast proof, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:22
The vault door is fireproof and blast proof,
S01 • E08 She's five feet tall, shock of red hair. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:05
She's five feet tall, shock of red hair.
S01 • E04 The mob, they would make money - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:08
The mob, they would make money
S01 • E08 She was someone who used her wealth - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:09
She was someone who used her wealth
S01 • E02 One of their favorite spots - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:13
One of their favorite spots
S01 • E04 You would get the driver - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:06
You would get the driver