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List of movies involving/about picking or cracking.
Couldn't find a thread on this so I Thought I would start a list of movies involving safe cracking or lock picking. I haven't seen all of these yet so can't say if they are all worth watching.
The Safecracker 1958
An honest expert on locks, Colley Dawson turns safe-cracker after he meets Benny Carfield, unscrupulous dealer in antiques; Dawson steals the goods and Carfield disposes of them, and the resulting profits enable Dawson to lead a double life with small-part film actress Vi. Scotland Yard catches up with him and Dawson is sentenced to ten years in prison. Two years later, in 1940, England is at war with Germany, and the War Office, planning a raid on a German-occupied château in Belgium, is looking for a man who can crack a difficult safe so that the contents, containing lists of Nazi agents in Britain, can be photographed without leaving a trace of the operation. Dawson, in exchange for the eight years of prison awaiting him, agrees to do the job. He, of course, also gets involved with the daughter, Irene, of the local resistance leader.
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1000 ... iler-.html
" He can crack a safe or a womans' heart with equal dexterity." WOW.
The Italian Job 1969
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
The Score 2001
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
The Italian Job 2003
After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
Anyhoo... there's a start. Something to watch while I'm trying to pick my latest lock.
The Safecracker 1958
An honest expert on locks, Colley Dawson turns safe-cracker after he meets Benny Carfield, unscrupulous dealer in antiques; Dawson steals the goods and Carfield disposes of them, and the resulting profits enable Dawson to lead a double life with small-part film actress Vi. Scotland Yard catches up with him and Dawson is sentenced to ten years in prison. Two years later, in 1940, England is at war with Germany, and the War Office, planning a raid on a German-occupied château in Belgium, is looking for a man who can crack a difficult safe so that the contents, containing lists of Nazi agents in Britain, can be photographed without leaving a trace of the operation. Dawson, in exchange for the eight years of prison awaiting him, agrees to do the job. He, of course, also gets involved with the daughter, Irene, of the local resistance leader.
http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/1000 ... iler-.html
" He can crack a safe or a womans' heart with equal dexterity." WOW.
The Italian Job 1969
Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
The Score 2001
An aging thief hopes to retire and live off his ill-gotten wealth when a young kid convinces him into doing one last heist.
The Italian Job 2003
After being betrayed and left for dead in Italy, Charlie Croker and his team plan an elaborate gold heist against their former ally.
Anyhoo... there's a start. Something to watch while I'm trying to pick my latest lock.
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"I shall either find a way, or make a way myself."
“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” ― George Bernard Shaw
. I have only seen the Michael Crichton arrangement. The way I remember, there were four keys needed for a strong box. Each time a wax impression was made of four sides of each key blade. I'll have to watch it again to see if I missed the part where a casting was employed, thanks, Gordon!