Stealing Rembrandt
Directed byJannik Johansen
Written byJannik Johansen
Anders Thomas Jensen
Produced byThomas Gammeltoft
StarringJakob Cedergren
Lars Brygmann
Nicolas Bro
CinematographyEric Kress
Edited byPer K. Kirkegaard
Music byAnthony Genn
Production
company
Distributed byNordisk Film
Biografdistributionen
Release date
  • 5 September 2003 (2003-09-05)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryDenmark
LanguageDanish

Stealing Rembrandt (original title Rembrandt) is a 2003 Danish-language film. An action-comedy, the film concerns a father and son who accidentally steal a painting by Rembrandt. A Danish/UK co-production, the film was directed by Jannik Johansen and written by Anders Thomas Jensen and Jannik Johansen.

The film was premiered at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival.

Relation to real events

On 29 January 1999, Rembrandt's "portrait of a lady" (as well as another painting by Bellini) was stolen from the poorly protected Nivaagaard Samlingen in Nivå in Denmark. The depiction in the film of the level of security at that time is fairly accurate, as well as the involvement of bounty hunters as civilian agents in the case. Also, the persons involved were related as depicted, although the role of the father (Mick in the movie) was actually the uncle (of Tom in the movie).[1][2]

Cast

See also

References

  1. "Rembrandt-tyveriet: Står til 10 års fængsel". B.T. 2001-02-09. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
  2. "Hårde domme til Rembrandt-banden". B.T. 2001-02-10. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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