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The Jewel Thief

The unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history.

Director

Landon Van Soest

Year

Genre

documentary, crime, mystery

Box Office

N/A

Production

Submarine Entertainment,Transient Pictures,JewelLabs Pictures

Awards

2 nominations total

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https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-jewel-thief-090508a6-68cb-4c6b-86f8-5c4cd6c01f63

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- The police ended up kicking
down the door that morning. - The Jewel Thief

- The police ended up kicking down the door that morning.

I look outside the
door and I see, like, - The Jewel Thief

I look outside the door and I see, like,

- I was part of the Omaha
ERU, Emergency Response Unit. - The Jewel Thief

- I was part of the Omaha ERU, Emergency Response Unit.

From the time we turned the corner
when we were running up to the house - The Jewel Thief

From the time we turned the corner when we were running up t...

So we searched and we looked,
"He's not here, he's not here. - The Jewel Thief

So we searched and we looked, "He's not here, he&#...

Keep lookin', keep lookin'." - The Jewel Thief

Keep lookin', keep lookin'."

There was a little cubbyhole, and
we saw Blanchard hidin' behind, uh, - The Jewel Thief

There was a little cubbyhole, and we saw Blanchard hidin...

Um, he, he was stark
naked, but anyway, um... - The Jewel Thief

Um, he, he was stark naked, but anyway, um...

"We found the cop, the badge, - The Jewel Thief

"We found the cop, the badge,

The officers are
like, "Hey, score." - The Jewel Thief

The officers are like, "Hey, score."

Uh, the detective actually told
me, "Be careful with this guy. - The Jewel Thief

Uh, the detective actually told me, "Be careful with th...

He got away from Council Bluffs
Police Department last night." - The Jewel Thief

He got away from Council Bluffs Police Department last night...

You know, this kid's not
gonna get away from me." - The Jewel Thief

You know, this kid's not gonna get away from me."

If he had, then he would know what
the practice was of leaving... - The Jewel Thief

If he had, then he would know what the practice was of leavi...

- Keys in the car. They walk... They
lock their guns in a little box, - The Jewel Thief

- Keys in the car. They walk... They lock their guns in a li...

Um, so I get out, keys
are still in the car. - The Jewel Thief

Um, so I get out, keys are still in the car.

- I just happened to glance back - The Jewel Thief

- I just happened to glance back

At this point, my career is
starting to flash before my eyes - The Jewel Thief

At this point, my career is starting to flash before my eyes

- And I'm screaming at
him at the top of my lungs - The Jewel Thief

- And I'm screaming at him at the top of my lungs

The car goes into drive,
there's a cacophony, - The Jewel Thief

The car goes into drive, there's a cacophony,

The news media are still
outside racking up, - The Jewel Thief

The news media are still outside racking up,

- You know, he's gone in an
instant, out-out of the garage. - The Jewel Thief

- You know, he's gone in an instant, out-out of the gar...

And I stood up and I, - The Jewel Thief

And I stood up and I,

I know everybody was sayin',
telling the cruiser guys, - The Jewel Thief

I know everybody was sayin', telling the cruiser guys,

Uh, I shit my pants
and, uh, figured, - The Jewel Thief

Uh, I shit my pants and, uh, figured,

And I hear
on the police radio, - The Jewel Thief

And I hear on the police radio,

All units," blah, blah, blah. And
I'm like, "Yeah, he's heading here." - The Jewel Thief

All units," blah, blah, blah. And I'm like, "...

- Blanchard takes
off and goes back - The Jewel Thief

- Blanchard takes off and goes back

He approaches an accident scene - The Jewel Thief

He approaches an accident scene

- I'm just directing traffic, kind
of keeping-keeping people moving. - The Jewel Thief

- I'm just directing traffic, kind of keeping-keeping p...

I go up and I wave to
the officers to go by - The Jewel Thief

I go up and I wave to the officers to go by

He sees Danny
Blanchard with no shirt on, - The Jewel Thief

He sees Danny Blanchard with no shirt on,

I-I seriously thought for a
second it was just in my head, - The Jewel Thief

I-I seriously thought for a second it was just in my head,

- So Galvin literally
like drops his clipboard, - The Jewel Thief

- So Galvin literally like drops his clipboard,

I ended up getting
off, like, ten minutes later, - The Jewel Thief

I ended up getting off, like, ten minutes later,

It's comin' off of
Highway 6 right now." - The Jewel Thief

It's comin' off of Highway 6 right now."

He's yellin' for him to stop.
"Stop or I'm gonna shoot ya." - The Jewel Thief

He's yellin' for him to stop. "Stop or I'...

He can see that he's handcuffed
and doesn't have a weapon, - The Jewel Thief

He can see that he's handcuffed and doesn't have a...

- When your child is taken away, - The Jewel Thief

- When your child is taken away,

He'd have black eyes, he'd
have a fat lip, his face... - The Jewel Thief

He'd have black eyes, he'd have a fat lip, his fac...

You could tell clearly
that he had been beaten, - The Jewel Thief

You could tell clearly that he had been beaten,

His day in prison, I'm
sure changed him a lot. - The Jewel Thief

His day in prison, I'm sure changed him a lot.

He wasn't the same person that
came out of there afterwards. - The Jewel Thief

He wasn't the same person that came out of there afterw...

That drops down to three and a half years
and you're eligible for parole after that. - The Jewel Thief

That drops down to three and a half years and you're el...

So the first day
when I arrived in Canada - The Jewel Thief

So the first day when I arrived in Canada

I bought a nine dollar disposable
camera, took the sales receipt, - The Jewel Thief

I bought a nine dollar disposable camera, took the sales rec...

I felt like I was on top of
the world, back to my old self. - The Jewel Thief

I felt like I was on top of the world, back to my old self.

And he would have to do pretty
much everything on his own. - The Jewel Thief

And he would have to do pretty much everything on his own.

- When I arrived in
Winnipeg in 1997, - The Jewel Thief

- When I arrived in Winnipeg in 1997,

And we became friends
and I said to him, - The Jewel Thief

And we became friends and I said to him,

Like, I was pretty confused and I
was, like, getting into trouble. - The Jewel Thief

Like, I was pretty confused and I was, like, getting into tr...

The first day I met
him, he took me out, - The Jewel Thief

The first day I met him, he took me out,

Some days,
like, with the returns - The Jewel Thief

Some days, like, with the returns

He would
often sit there - The Jewel Thief

He would often sit there

So, I think that's when
he started, you know, - The Jewel Thief

So, I think that's when he started, you know,

I was driving
one hot summer day, - The Jewel Thief

I was driving one hot summer day,

And I was like, "You know what? This
bank could be taken very easily." - The Jewel Thief

And I was like, "You know what? This bank could be take...

So I rented a hotel across the street,
set up all my security equipment there, - The Jewel Thief

So I rented a hotel across the street, set up all my securit...

"Okay, how am I gonna get into the bank?
How do you bypass the security systems? - The Jewel Thief

"Okay, how am I gonna get into the bank? How do you byp...

How are you gonna open up the ATMs?
How are you gonna get into..." - The Jewel Thief

How are you gonna open up the ATMs? How are you gonna get in...

It's like playing a chess game - The Jewel Thief

It's like playing a chess game

That taught me a lesson in life
where if you're confident in yourself - The Jewel Thief

That taught me a lesson in life where if you're confide...

Like, who else can go into a bank and
walk out with half a million dollars? - The Jewel Thief

Like, who else can go into a bank and walk out with half a m...

No one knows anything.
Like, it just vanished. - The Jewel Thief

No one knows anything. Like, it just vanished.

So growing up, basically
I was by myself - The Jewel Thief

So growing up, basically I was by myself

I didn't have someone I could
talk to or take advice from. - The Jewel Thief

I didn't have someone I could talk to or take advice fr...

My name is Richard Fedoruk, - The Jewel Thief

My name is Richard Fedoruk,

My girlfriend was 15, - The Jewel Thief

My girlfriend was 15,

And my older brother called
me up and said, you know, um, - The Jewel Thief

And my older brother called me up and said, you know, um,

Maybe he felt, um, rejected
being put up for adoption. - The Jewel Thief

Maybe he felt, um, rejected being put up for adoption.

- The way I see my relationship
with my father is just friends. - The Jewel Thief

- The way I see my relationship with my father is just frien...

So I consider him as a friend,
but not a father figure. - The Jewel Thief

So I consider him as a friend, but not a father figure.

- Maybe what made
him what he is, - The Jewel Thief

- Maybe what made him what he is,

...the smartest man
in the world just got rejected. - The Jewel Thief

...the smartest man in the world just got rejected.

- So I was in a new line of work
after the very first bank job, - The Jewel Thief

- So I was in a new line of work after the very first bank j...

- Tonight, a sophisticated
robbery at a CIBC branch - The Jewel Thief

- Tonight, a sophisticated robbery at a CIBC branch

This CIBC
branch in Empress Street - The Jewel Thief

This CIBC branch in Empress Street

Eight
ATMs were robbed - The Jewel Thief

Eight ATMs were robbed

It's got
authority shaking their heads - The Jewel Thief

It's got authority shaking their heads

For me, it
started as a... as a young boy. - The Jewel Thief

For me, it started as a... as a young boy.

- I was always impressed with
wanting to be a police officer, - The Jewel Thief

- I was always impressed with wanting to be a police officer...

They
were looking for the right-winger - The Jewel Thief

They were looking for the right-winger

They approached me about maybe applying
and I ended up getting on and... - The Jewel Thief

They approached me about maybe applying and I ended up getti...

An outright theft of, uh, three
quarters of a million dollars cash? - The Jewel Thief

An outright theft of, uh, three quarters of a million dollar...

Never saw it in 27
years of, of my career. - The Jewel Thief

Never saw it in 27 years of, of my career.

You
know, the CIBC just - The Jewel Thief

You know, the CIBC just

It was really quite a mystery, - The Jewel Thief

It was really quite a mystery,

People
kinda threw up and said, - The Jewel Thief

People kinda threw up and said,

So we formed a task force that we
eventually called Project Kite. - The Jewel Thief

So we formed a task force that we eventually called Project ...

At the high of it, we probably had a
dozen, fourteen detectives, you know, - The Jewel Thief

At the high of it, we probably had a dozen, fourteen detecti...

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The unbelievable first-hand account of Gerald Blanchard, one of the most creative, calculating and accomplished criminal masterminds in modern history.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Landon Van Soest

Writer: Ben Braun, Dan Braun, Josh Braun

Production: Submarine Entertainment,Transient Pictures,JewelLabs Pictures

Genre: documentary, crime, mystery

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 6.5

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 13 Jul 2023

Awards: 2 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.hulu.com/movie/the-jewel-thief-090508a6-68cb-4c6b-86f8-5c4cd6c01f63