Confessions of a Master Jewel Thief
Release Date: Unspecified Release - Wide Release
Distributor: Paramount Pictures
Film Genre: Crime
Country: United States
This is based on a true-crime confessional from Bill Mason, a thief who preyed on the rich and famous. One of America's most infamous jewelry thieves, Mason's main conquests were the creme de la creme of celebrities of his day and included Robert Goulet, Phyllis Diller, Armand Hammer, Bob Hope, Truman Capote, Margaux Hemingway and even the Mafia. Mason lifted more than $35 million worth of jewels from his "night job" while maintaining a conventional family life during the day.
TRIVIA
Clement and La Frenais wrote The Commitments.