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History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan

It's a tantalizing targetwith just enough security to discourage most thieves. ♪ ♪ But...

It's a tantalizing target
with just enough security to discourage most thieves. ♪ ♪ But down in Miami,
there's a talented trio of young jewel thieves who've
just started working together, and they're already
on the hunt for bigger game. ♪ ♪ These guys
are bold, and bright, and brimming
with confidence... ♪ ♪ none more so than
their charismatic leader, Jack Murphy,
aka "Murf the Surf." Jack Roland Murphy
was born in 1937 in Oceanside, California. He comes from
a middle-class family

Full Transcript

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It's a tantalizing target with just enough security
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to discourage most thieves.
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♪ ♪
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But down in Miami, there's a talented trio
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of young jewel thieves who've just started working together,
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and they're already on the hunt for bigger game.
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♪ ♪
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These guys are bold, and bright,
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and brimming with confidence...
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♪ ♪
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none more so than their charismatic leader,
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Jack Murphy, aka "Murf the Surf."
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Jack Roland Murphy was born in 1937
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in Oceanside, California.
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He comes from a middle-class family.
Duration
42 seconds
Views
50
Timestamp in Movie
00:04:11
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 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 • 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 • 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 • 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,
S01 • E04 Each airline had their own cargo vaults, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:16
Each airline had their own cargo vaults,
S01 • E07 I think it's only normal that any average person would - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
I think it's only normal that any average person would
S01 • E01 This would have been a very long key - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:10
This would have been a very long key
S01 • E06 He's charming, he's intelligent, - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:09
He's charming, he's intelligent,
S01 • E02 But Bobby is incredibly intelligent. - History's Greatest Heists with Pierce Brosnan 00:17
But Bobby is incredibly intelligent.