How the gang behind the antwerp diamond heist committed one of. Stay safe online for free at to get 10% off upgrading to premium, use the code rll at checkout this video was. Heists worlds biggest diamond heist tv episode 2017 imdb. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerp s famed diamond centre. 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 antwerp diamond heist dubbed the heist of the century was.
Its a feat of patience and engineering that yields some of the biggest payouts in history. The untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist wired. 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. Flawless by scott andrew selby and greg cambell takes a look at the heist at the diamond center in 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. Nov 26, 2017 the man behind the antwerp diamond heist, leonardo notarbatolo, was familiar with the area. With hundreds of millions of dollars worth of diamonds stored in its subterranean vault, it had to be. The theft was under planning for years and involved 4 people.
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. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerps famed diamond centre. Though arrests were made and time was served, most of the diamonds stolen. Or is that diamond in the jewelry stores window the very same that was stolen from the antwerp diamond. Daring thieves squeezed through 40cmwide sewage pipes and dug two tunnels to raid dozens of safety deposit boxes in antwerp s diamond district. 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. Inside the largest diamond heist in history details the 2003 antwerp diamond heist, the largest objective heist in history. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond district via sewers. The man behind the antwerp diamond heist, leonardo notarbatolo, was familiar with the area.
The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century, was one of the largest robberies in history. 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. 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. Our mission is to give anybody access to a high quality diamond at afforbable, wholesale prices. A father is without the means to pay for his daughters medical treatment. As a last resort, he partners with a greedy coworker to rob a casino. Wired has a story on the february 2003 diamond heist in antwerp, perpetrated by some slick italians. This is one of the biggest ever diamond heists in antwerp, belgium as well as the most complex crime. Gangster viciously implicates antwerp diamond dealers. I also, was very flattered to portray amil dinsio, after i found out the true story. Gangster viciously implicates antwerp diamond dealers idex. The robbery in 2003 was the biggest diamond heist the world has ever seen. The robbery was called the heist of the century, and even now the police cant explain. Diamond district bank heist in belgium shows daring of.
Every couple of years or so, a team of thieves gets away with a diamond heist. 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. Realworld diamond heists are surprisingly like the heists we see in the movies. Take a few italian jewel thieves, one supposedly impregnable vault and millions in diamonds and you have the makings of a fine movie. May, 2014 the antwerp diamond heist of 2003 was once considered the largest diamond heist in history. What made this heist so improbable, and so fascinating, was the layers of security measures the thieves had to overcome. The best diamond heist movies youve never seen film. On the day of the breakin, they covered the surveillance. 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. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond. Spies and other covert operatives can easily take a. Or in this case a very wellresearched nonfiction book.
The antwerp diamond heist is considered the biggest jewel theft of the. The movie unfuckingbelievably, the gang penetrated 10 levels of the highest security and made off with an estimated. 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. Bad robot producing worlds biggest diamond heist movie. His friend, albert, lures him back to his old ways for one more hit. Simon has just been released from prison and is on parole. 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. 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 center was one of the most secure buildings in the world. Suspects in this heist are believed to be a talented team of illusionists. Abrams is producing a movie about an infamous antwerp diamond heist and has tapped screenwriter phil alden robinson field of dreams for the script. Britains biggest diamond heist the inside story 720p hdtv.
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Youre telling me that the heist was organized by an antwerp diamond dealer, i say. 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. Professional robbers pull off heist in just 5 minutes. 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. The diamonds are hurried directly into safetydeposit boxes, which. Others are also after the diamond, such as gangsters and ruthless killers. Antwerp diamond heist the jewelry heist of the century. 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. May 24, 2010 the untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist is about to be told, again, this time in movie form. 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.
Though arrests were made and time was served, most of the diamonds stolen remain unrecovered. Thieves stole loose diamonds gold and jewellery valued. It took place in antwerp, belgium, during the weekend of 1516 february 2003. The untold story of the greatest diamond heist in history. The antwerp world diamond centre, a trade body for antwerp diamond businesses, estimated the value at close to. Keep reading for a look at six good to great diamond heist movies youve probably never seen but should. Heists worlds biggest diamond heist tv episode 2017. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerp s famed diamond center, they found the vault door still secured. Though the last diamond heist picture, flawless, came and went without a trace.
Until this event, the vault was thought to be impenetrable, and the antwerp diamond heist has gone down in history as the heist. This movie is set to be a belgiancanadian coproduction. Outside the antwerp diamond centre, the truck grinds to a halt and armed. When things go awry theyre forced to hijack a city bus. Revelator pictures, which included todd moss, kristina parks, and jeff woods were an outstanding crew. They were accused of breaking into the antwerp diamond centers supersecure. Objective meaning the value of stolen goods is accurate. It will shoot in march, i think, although i could be wrong about that. Paramount pictures optioned the rights to create a film about the heist, which have since expired.
The result is a thrilling ride through the betterthanfiction heist of the century. The trash included the strung about videotape film from the diamond. A few key mysteries about the antwerp diamond heist remain, most. The heist was accomplished without a shot being fired. The largest diamond heist ever went down in antwerp, belgium one of the worlds diamond capitals. Mar 18, 2009 wired has a story on the february 2003 diamond heist in antwerp, perpetrated by some slick italians. Belgian burglars raid bank vault in antwerp diamond district. Diamond district bank heist in belgium shows daring of thieves. 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. I am also one of the burglars in the belgian diamond heist. The antwerp diamond heist dubbed the heist of the century was one of the largest robberies in history.
The antwerp diamond heist is one of these heists, which occurred in belgium in 2003. It sounds like a scene ripped straight from a hollywood heist movie. 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. 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. The ringleader of the antwerp diamond heist was convicted and brought to justice yet never gave up the names of. The antwerp diamond heist, dubbed the heist of the century, was one of the largest robberies. 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. The untold story of the worlds biggest diamond heist. It seems likely that those needs extended to the movie deal notarbartolo. When police reacted to a warning call at a bank in antwerps famed diamond center, they found the vault door still secured. This belgian bank heist was straight from a hollywood movie.
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