"Heist films have been around since ever since the creation of film and cinema. Edwin S. Porter's 1903 silent film The Great Train Robbery is the earliest example of heist films. George Fitzmaurice and Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast's 1930 pre-code film Raffles, was the first film that was able to be classed as a "heist" film, working in the "heist" subgenre.
One thing is clear, heist films have always been, and always will be thrilling. It's about breaking the law, the gamble of either walking away rich, or having your life end. It's about the planning, the stakes, the risks, the location, the products, the life afterwards…The disguises!"
