From documentaries to historical dramas, director James Marsh is often drawn to telling true stories in film. Except this time, instead of the criminals looking like they were pulled out a modelling catalogue like Brad Pitt, George Clooney or … A great story and a great cast, both of which deserved a better film. Although it shows the thieves as doddering old fools, it also shows them as bitter and greedy career criminals and as such, you can't really root for them, especially when they devolve into squabbling. James Marsh’s true-crime heist movie is built around two remarkably high figures: first,… The film is based off of true story of an April 2015 robbery of the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company. So is Den of Thieves a true story then? With this cast and this story, “King of Thieves” should have been a homerun for any director. King of Thieves fascinates more as a character study than true crime story. King of Thieves rounds up Michael Caine and a whole lot of old stagers for a wheezy codger caper based on the true story of the biggest burglary in UK history, writes Leigh Paatsch. Den of Thieves, which hits theaters on Jan. 19, is no different, though it is probably more realistic than a lot of the actor's films. The head thief of a thieves' guild; King of Thieves, a German film directed by Ivan Fíla and starring Lazar Ristovski; King of Thieves, a British film produced by Working Title Films "The King of Thieves", a 1995 Hercules: The Legendary Journeys episode "The King of Thieves", a 1969 episode of It Takes a Thief; King of the Thieves (a.k.a. King of Thieves may refer to: . When I started my blog (all those three weeks ago) I didn’t envisage writing about a film but then I saw “King of Thieves” advertised about the Hatton Garden Heist and I … King Of Thieves is based on a fascinating true story, but the film is one of the biggest disappointments of the year. Take this film, King of Thieves for instance which tells the story of a real-life heist that was actually carried out in Hatton Garden’s London back in 2015. King of Thieves may refer to: . Don’t come to King of Thieves expecting an Ealing-style comedy about a gang of lovable old rogues. When I started my blog (all those three weeks ago) I didn’t envisage writing about a film but then I saw “King of Thieves” advertised about the Hatton Garden Heist and I … Sometimes those stories are stranger and more unbelievable than even some of the outrageous ones we have in the movies. Many consider Marsh to be one of the greatest British directors with his critically acclaimed titles The Theory of Everything, Man on Wire and now, King of Thieves– out now on Blu-ray & DVD. King of Thieves is a disappointing mess that lacks both suspense and a clear identity. By March of this year, ten men had been arrested in connection to the robbery. The heist was plotted and carried out almost entirely by men in their 60s and 70s stealing over $260 million in what became the largest burglary in British history. The story of the biggest burglary in British legal history, committed by a group of elderly and experienced thieves in 2015. Featuring an all-star British cast of Sir Michael Caine, Jim Broadbent, Tom Courtenay, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon & Ray Winstone.