American Heist

American Heist
Canadian theatrical release poster
Directed bySarik Andreasyan
Written byRaul Inglis
Based onThe Great St. Louis Bank Robbery
by Charles Guggenheim
Produced by
  • Tove Christensen
  • Georgy Malkov
  • Sarik Andreasyan
  • Gevond Andreasyn
  • Vladimir Poliakov
Starring
CinematographyAntonio Calvache
Edited by
  • Kirill Kozlov
  • Kiran Pallegadda
Music by
  • Roman Vishnevsky
  • Alim Zairov
  • Akon (original music tracks)
Production
companies
  • Glacier Films
  • Maple Leaf Capital
  • Primeridian Entertainment
  • NGN Productions
Distributed byMongrel Media
Release dates
  • September 11, 2014 (2014-09-11) (TIFF)
  • July 24, 2015 (2015-07-24) (Canada)
Running time
94 minutes
Countries
  • Canada[1]
  • Luxembourg[1]
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$10 million

American Heist is a 2014 action drama film directed by Russian director Sarik Andreasyan, based on the 1959 film The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix.[2] The film stars Hayden Christensen, Jordana Brewster, Adrien Brody and Akon. It had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2014,[3] and was released theatrically in Canada on July 24, 2015, by Mongrel Media.[4]

  1. ^ a b "American Heist". Lumiere. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference deadline was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Toronto Film Festival Lineup". Variety. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ "American Heist". Mongrel Media. Retrieved January 25, 2019.