Abrams is producing a movie about an infamous antwerp diamond heist and has tapped screenwriter phil alden robinson field of dreams for the script. The antwerp diamond heist is one of these heists, which occurred in belgium in 2003. The best diamond heist movies youve never seen film. Until this event, the vault was thought to be impenetrable, and the antwerp diamond heist has gone down in history as the heist. Belgium ponders bank heist a mystery robbery at the heart of the famous diamond district in antwerp has left few clues but a hole in the floor of a bank, empty. May, 2014 the antwerp diamond heist of 2003 was once considered the largest diamond heist in history. On the day of the breakin, they covered the surveillance. Objective meaning the value of stolen goods is accurate.
Spies and other covert operatives can easily take a. The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century, was one of the largest robberies in history. Mar 16, 2009 heres a better background on notarbartolos heist. Inside the largest diamond heist in history details the 2003 antwerp diamond heist, the largest objective heist in history. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerps famed diamond centre. A father is without the means to pay for his daughters medical treatment. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond district via sewers. The bottom line is a ludicrous attempt to transfer the real guilt of the heist from sicilian mobsters to antwerp diamond dealers. The diamonds are hurried directly into safetydeposit boxes, which. Belgium diamond robbery sees gang crawl along 400yds of. Nov 26, 2017 the man behind the antwerp diamond heist, leonardo notarbatolo, was familiar with the area. I am also one of the burglars in the belgian diamond heist. A few key mysteries about the antwerp diamond heist remain, most. Abrams snags writer for antwerp heist movie screen rant.
May 24, 2010 the untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist is about to be told, again, this time in movie form. Every couple of years or so, a team of thieves gets away with a diamond heist. The incredible story of how a gang breached what was thought to be one of the most secure vaults in the world, the antwerp world diamond centre, to steal around ninetyone million pounds worth of diamonds, gold and jewellery. Wired has a story on the february 2003 diamond heist in antwerp, perpetrated by some slick italians. Feb 05, 2019 in a brazen bank heist worthy of a hollywood movie, criminals broke into a bank vault holding deposit boxes full of money and jewels through sewage pipes under the belgian city of antwerp. The new article sometimes reads like a glorified movie treatment, with its cast of sympathetic rouges with colorful nicknames the genius, the king of keys in any case, this movie looks like it will be made, and could be big. The weird thing is, its hard to tell if the thieves ever see the cash, since in almost every major heist, the diamonds are never found. The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century, was one of the largest robberies. His friend, albert, lures him back to his old ways for one more hit. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond. The plotting of the 30 million dollar diamond jewel heist leaves the audience believing something even more clever than can be figured out from the very way it was proposed. The heist was accomplished without a shot being fired.
Gangster viciously implicates antwerp diamond dealers idex. The antwerp diamond heist is considered the biggest jewel theft of the. Or in this case a very wellresearched nonfiction book. The robbery in 2003 was the biggest diamond heist the world has ever seen. The movie unfuckingbelievably, the gang penetrated 10 levels of the highest security and made off with an estimated.
Diamond district bank heist in belgium shows daring of. According to the hollywood reporter, phil alden robinson, best known for field of dreams, has been recruited to write the script for the project based on an article in wired magazine by. Thieves use sewage pipes, tunnels to break into bank vault. With hundreds of millions of dollars worth of diamonds stored in its subterranean vault, it had to be. The story of the heist is better than any robbery movie fictional or real carried out with military precision. Daring thieves squeezed through 40cmwide sewage pipes and dug two tunnels to raid dozens of safety deposit boxes in antwerp s diamond district. One of the other robbers advises franky to obtain a gun from exkgb agent boris the blade, then later calls boris and encourages him to steal the diamond from him before he can turn it over to doug. The untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist. Dark of the sun 1968 a mercenary squad is sent to a small congolese community to. Suspects in this heist are believed to be a talented team of illusionists. Others are also after the diamond, such as gangsters and ruthless killers. Located in the heart of belgiums ultrasecure diamond district, it benefited from two police stations, armed patrols, extensive video surveillance, and vehicle barriers securing an area where 80 percent of the.
Gangster viciously implicates antwerp diamond dealers. Youre telling me that the heist was organized by an antwerp diamond dealer, i say. Britains biggest diamond heist the inside story 720p hdtv. Antwerp diamond heist the jewelry heist of the century. Abc news reports on how a group of cunning thieves was able to break into one of the worlds most secure locations, protected by a supposedly impenetrable security system, and make off with a fortune in jewels. What makes this particular heist the stuff that movies are made of is the extreme difficulty of breaking into a seemingly impenetrable vault located two floors below the antwerp diamond centre. The theft was under planning for years and involved 4 people. Police in antwerp are looking for clues in a robbery in the belgian citys famous diamond district that had all the hallmarks of a classic hollywood heist movie. He was accused of breaking into a vault two floors beneath the antwerp diamond center and. Bad robot producing worlds biggest diamond heist movie. Mar 18, 2009 wired has a story on the february 2003 diamond heist in antwerp, perpetrated by some slick italians. This belgian bank heist was straight from a hollywood movie. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerps famed diamond center, they found the vault door still secured.
The antwerp diamond heist dubbed the heist of the century was one of the largest robberies in history. Its a feat of patience and engineering that yields some of the biggest payouts in history. The result is a thrilling ride through the betterthanfiction heist of the century. The robbery was called the heist of the century, and even now the police cant explain. Thieves stole loose diamonds gold and jewellery valued. What made this heist so improbable, and so fascinating, was the layers of security measures the thieves had to overcome. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerp s famed diamond center, they found the vault door still secured. Heists worlds biggest diamond heist tv episode 2017 imdb. Simon has just been released from prison and is on parole. I also, was very flattered to portray amil dinsio, after i found out the true story. The ringleader of the antwerp diamond heist was convicted and brought to justice yet never gave up the names of his accomplices or revealed how they broke in.
Pure profanity in my eyes and probably mostly an effort to renew interest in an old story and, maybe, to add a promotional twist to the movie. The five largest diamond heists are feats of patience and engineering. They recreate the heist and its aftermath, detailing how the thieves brilliantly neutralized each element of the security protecting the diamond centers vault while inviting the readers into the secretive world of diamonds and diamond dealing. Heists worlds biggest diamond heist tv episode 2017. This movie is set to be a belgiancanadian coproduction. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy coworker to rob a casino. Diamond district bank heist in belgium shows daring of thieves. Though arrests were made and time was served, most of the diamonds stolen. They were accused of breaking into the antwerp diamond centers supersecure. The suits, a criminal organisation have offered you and your team the impossible to infiltrate the infamous antwerp diamond vault, said to be the most impregnable vault ever constructed by. Though the last diamond heist picture, flawless, came and went without a trace.
When things go awry theyre forced to hijack a city bus. It sounds like a scene ripped straight from a hollywood heist movie. The heist bore the hallmarks of the nice robbery in france in 1976, when 339 safe. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond district. The untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist wired. The antwerp diamond heist dubbed the heist of the century was. This is one of the biggest ever diamond heists in antwerp, belgium as well as the most complex crime. Realworld diamond heists are surprisingly like the heists we see in the movies.
Or is that diamond in the jewelry stores window the very same that was stolen from the antwerp diamond. The largest diamond heist ever went down in antwerp, belgium one of the worlds diamond capitals. The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century,was the largest diamond heist in history. Though arrests were made and time was served, most of the diamonds stolen remain unrecovered. The trash included the strung about videotape film from the diamond.
When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerp s famed diamond centre. Revelator pictures, which included todd moss, kristina parks, and jeff woods were an outstanding crew. The vault beneath the antwerp diamond centre was left open, diamonds and other items of worth scattered along the floor, as it was discovered when the centre opened for business on monday morning. The blue diamond affair, as the incident has become known, is now the stuff of legend, a heist too crazy even for the big screen and one that would set a new standard for get rich quick schemes. Stay safe online for free at to get 10% off upgrading to premium, use the code rll at checkout this video was. The antwerp diamond center was one of the most secure buildings in the world. It will shoot in march, i think, although i could be wrong about that. Later, in an interview with wired magazine, he claimed a diamond merchant hired them for the heist as part of an insurance fraud. He said the gang had used a replica of the vault, along with a highly sophisticated tricks similar to those in heist movie oceans eleven. The untold story of the greatest diamond heist in history. The man behind the antwerp diamond heist, leonardo notarbatolo, was familiar with the area.
Flawless by scott andrew selby and greg cambell takes a look at the heist at the diamond center in antwerp. How the gang behind the antwerp diamond heist committed one of. Professional robbers pull off heist in just 5 minutes. The antwerp world diamond centre, a trade body for antwerp diamond businesses, estimated the value at close to. A diamond vault robbery would be a great chance for the professor alvaro morte to show off his skills as well as imitate the reallife heist leaders fate.
Our mission is to give anybody access to a high quality diamond at afforbable, wholesale prices. Keep reading for a look at six good to great diamond heist movies youve probably never seen but should. It took place in antwerp, belgium, during the weekend of 1516 february 2003. He sometimes traveled there to pawn off diamonds stolen back home in italy, having been a thief since the age of eight his first victim was the milkman. Notarbartolo felt like he had stepped into a movie. Paramount pictures optioned the rights to create a film about the heist, which have since expired. It seems likely that those needs extended to the movie deal notarbartolo. Outside the antwerp diamond centre, the truck grinds to a halt and armed. Take a few italian jewel thieves, one supposedly impregnable vault and millions in diamonds and you have the makings of a fine movie.
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