A low-level crook impacts numerous lives over St. Patrick's Day weekend.
The theft of a fortune in diamonds and the attempt by soldier of fortune Johnny Dent to outwit his pursuers who would stop at nothing to get their hands on the treasure forms the story-line. The chase reaches across the continent as Dent eludes the diamond syndicate police, a ruthless gangster, and a scheming girl in his attempt to escape.
Lau Ching-yee sets out to investigate the raid on her uncle's consignment of silver when she stumbles upon two suspects, the stately Cheung Ting-yu and his attendant Mang Leung. Cheung makes the acquaintance of the knight-errant Poon Mo, who is recruiting allies to join the band of martial adepts against Tsak Sing-tau in the ring to win 20 chests of jewels for the poor. Failing to pressure Cheung to turn over the silver, Lau engages him in a fierce fight until the respected elder Moh Oh-ming intercepts and settles the dispute. Who is behind these strange events?
Modest picture centering on a blunderous jewel heist aboard an ocean liner.
Detectives Peterson and McMurphy have spent years searching for the notorious Vinny Mangini gang. An execution in broad daylight leads them on the ultimate chase of their lives. Written by some of the greatest comic minds and starring some of the funniest "Actors" you've never heard of, RECOIL is infested with laughs from beginning to end, and oozing with one of a kind performances.
Elderly jewel thieves on the run from the law pass themselves off as wizards to a village of bewildered Africans.
After he accidentally causes the death of his partner, trapeze artist Bill Ryan leaves the circus and sinks into an alcoholic mire of self-pity. Things look up when elegant Jackie Field takes interest in Bill, but she hides a sinister motive. Ignoring Kitty, the shopgirl who adores him, Bill falls for Jackie and joins her gang of thieves, but the daring stunt she has him perform may lead to disaster.
An exhaustingly cantankerous old man solves a jewel robbery.
Two brothers plan to steal the precious jewel of Nefertiti's eye in a famous exhibition hall, but they are not the only ones who want it. There is a scuffle in which a policeman dies and one of the robbers falls on the dead man.
When a newlywed American couple goes to India on their honeymoon, little do they realize that they are about to go on the adventure of a lifetime. A huge ruby from the time of the Indian Maharajas has been stolen and placed in the backpack of the Americans. When the bad guys realize this, they kidnap the wife... Now the husband and his Indian friend (played by a famous Tamil Indian actor) must go out to save her.
An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo museum. MGM remake of Asphalt Jungle set in Egypt.
The Queen's Messenger is called to convey vital dispatches to a highly secretive conference called to combat the activities of modern poachers who threaten the economies of many African states.
Η Χάθαγουεϊ κι ο Ετζιοφόρ υποδύονται ένα ζευγάρι σε κρίση που αντιλαμβάνονται ότι έχουν την ευκαιρία να κλέψουν στην διάρκεια της πανδημίας, ένα διαμάντι αξίας τεσσάρων εκατομμυρίων από το Harrods κάτι που μεταμορφώνει τις οικογενειακές τους διαφορές σε κάτι πολύ πιο μπερδεμένο και ηθικά αμφισβητήσιμο.
Swinging playboy Grand Duke Nicholas Goduno, a direct descendent of the Romanov family who were overthrown in the Russian Revolution of 1917, learns that his family's crown jewels will be exhibited at a London museum and plots to steal them. To this end, he gathers a crew of beautiful but dangerous women, led by Bridget Rafferty, to assist in his plot against Popov, the Soviet functionary in charge of the exhibit.
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated.
Philip Ford's crime thriller stars Lloyd Bridges as a city attorney who comes to the dawning realization that a jewelry heist may be behind the discovery of a dead body in the park -- and that the culprit may be one of the town's leading citizens (Ray Collins). Unfortunately, his investigation is hampered by his girlfriend and ex-secretary (Lorna Gray), who could very well be in cahoots with the bad guys.
After an extended stay in England, Sophie Lang returns to America. She is beautiful, sophisticated--and a notorious jewel thief. A New York police detective who's been trying to nail her finally comes up with what seems a foolproof scheme--to catch her off guard by having her fall for a handsome and suave jewel thief who happens to be in the U.S. traveling under an assumed name.
Η Κέιτ βλέπει ότι το πάθος ανάμεσα σε αυτήν και τον πρώην σύζυγο της, Ρίτσαρντ, δεν έχει τελείως κοπάσει. Το ίδιο όμως δεν ισχύει και με τα χρήματα που είχα στην άκρη για τα «γεράματα», καθώς η επενδυτική εταιρία του Ρίτσαρντ εξαπατείται και το κεφάλαιο της εξαφανίζεται. Όταν μαθαίνουν ότι ο γάλλος επενδυτής που βρίσκεται πίσω από την απάτη μόλις αγόρασε ένα διαμάντι 10 εκατομμυρίων δολαρίων για τη μέλλουσα γυναίκα του, το διαζευγμένο ζευγάρι βάζει στην άκρη κάθε διαφορά και σχεδιάζει πώς να κλέψει τον πολύτιμο λίθο.
Μια ένοπλη ομάδα κλεφτών επιβιβάζεται σε ένα σύγχρονο υπερπολυτελές κρουαζιερόπλοιο που ταξιδεύει στο παρθενικό του ταξίδι προκείμενου να πάρουν όλα τα κοσμήματα από τις θυρίδες του θησαυροφυλακίου. Μονάχα που γρήγορα θα ανακαλύψουν ότι στο πλοίο δεν υπάρχουν επιβάτες ή προσωπικό...