$128m Louvre jewellery heist to be turned into film
The $128 million jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum in 2025 will be adapted into a film. French director Romain Gavras will base the movie on the investigative book 'Main Basse Sur Le Louvre,' which details the heist. Despite arrests, the stolen jewels remain missing, highlighting the ongoing mystery surrounding the crime.
- ▪The heist occurred on October 19, 2025, when thieves accessed the museum using a truck-mounted mobile freight elevator.
- ▪Film rights to the investigative book about the heist have been sold to production company Iconoclast.
- ▪The Louvre heist led to a security crisis at the museum and the replacement of its director.
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- ▪ Louvre heist to be turned into film — Korea Times
- ▪ Louvre museum heist set to become a film — Le Monde (EN)
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| Publication time | Tue, 26 May 2026 23:47:20 +0800 |
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$128m Louvre jewellery heist to be turned into filmSign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inboxThieves used a truck-mounted mobile freight elevator and furniture ladder to access the lightly guarded second-floor of the Louvre Museum. PHOTO: ST FILEPublished May 26, 2026, 11:47 PMUpdated May 26, 2026, 11:47 PMPARIS – The brazen 2025 robbery of the Louvre – when thieves made off with jewellery worth some US$100 million (S$128 million) – is set to become a movie, a publisher said on May 26.French director Romain Gavras – whose work includes the 2025 Hollywood film Sacrifice starring Anya Taylor-Joy and a music video featuring a hypnotic schoolboy choreography for GENER8ION – will draw inspiration from the investigative book Main Basse Sur Le Louvre (A Grab At The Louvre).Film…
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