This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist
“Enter the mystery.”
2021•TV-MA•1 Seasons•4 Episodes•6.6•Ended
DocumentaryCrime
In 1990, two men dressed as cops con their way into a Boston museum and steal a fortune in art. Take a deep dive into this daring and notorious crime.
Network
Netflix
Origin
US
Cast
Shelley Murphy
Self. Reporter, Boston Globe
Anne Hawley
Self. Director Emerita, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Dick Ellis
Self. Fmr. Head Art & Antique Squad, Scottland Yard
Martin Leppo
Self. Criminal Defense Attorney
Tron Brekke
Self. Fmr. Section Chief, FBI Boston Office
Myles Connor
Self. Art Thief
Stephen Kurkjian
Self. Author, Master Thieves
Justin Stratman
Self. Boston Latin School, Class of 1990 / Witness
Aaron Fannin
Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Nancy Clougherty
Self. Witness. Boston Latin School, Class of 1991
Karen Sangregory
Self. Fmr. Guard, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Ed Mahony
Self. Reporter, Hartford Courant
Patricia Vigderman
Self. Author, The Memory Palace of Isabella Stewart Gardner
Ed Whelan
Self. Fmr. Massachusetts State Police (4 episodes, 2021)
Robert Sikellis
Self. Fmr. Assistant Attorney General
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