Michael Mann talks about role of Chicago, real safecracking in 'Thief'

At a recent event in Los Angeles celebrating the world premiere of the restoration that will be used for the Criterion Collection Blu-ray, the director spoke about how he viewed his hometown of Chicago as a maze for a rat (i.e. James Caan's Frank), learning to work with actors, a crucial piece of advice from Jerry Bruckheimer and why authenticity is so important to him and why Caan really could crack a safe:

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