Name: Art Crimes
Released: 2022-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Robert K. Wittman

TV Show · Documentary

How did two Van Gogh disappear in Amsterdam to resurface in Naples fourteen years later in the kitchen of a Camorra dealer? Seven masterpieces of Italian Renaissance were taken in Budapest in the middle of the cold war, how did they end up in the garden of a Greek Monastery? What happened to the famous Nativity with Saint Francis by Caravaggio in the hands of mafia boss Badalamenti? From dodgy art dealers in Amsterdam to undercover Scotland Yard investigators, from small town thieves to the most well planned actions, discover six unbelievable stories with plot twists and the unexpected scenarios of a Hollywood film. Art Crimes will take us inside the most unbelievable and intriguing international art robberies of the century. Episodes 1. VAN GOGH: AMSTERDAM 2002 2. MUNCH: OSLO 1994 3. RAPHAEL: BUDAPEST 1983 4. FRANS HALS: GOTHA 1979 5. CARAVAGGIO: PALERMO 1969 6. BRUEGHEL: NICE 2007

2022 · 52m

Starring Robert K. Wittman

Director Stefano Strocchi

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

An International Narco-traffic investigation brings procurator Vincenza Marra to the scene of two Van Gogh paintings stolen in 2002 and never found; While in Amsterdam, thieves Octave Durham and Henk Bijslein recall their incredible theft.

52m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

While everyone was watching the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, thieves broke into the Oslo National Gallery to steal the iconic painting The Scream by Edward Munch. Everyone suspects one person, and that is ex-football player Paal Enger.

51m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

In the middle of the Cold War, seven masterpieces by Italian Renaissance masters, including the world-famous Holy Mary of Esterhazy, disappeared from the Budapest Museum. All traces lead to an Italian group of criminals.

52m
EPISODE 4

Episode 5

Two small-town thieves stole the last painting by Caravaggio in Sicily in 1969. Since then, all traces of the masterpiece have disappeared, amidst rumours that the painting has been burned by the Mafia.

52m
EPISODE 5

Episode 4

Five Dutch masterpieces disappear from Friedenstein Castle. Police and Stasi investigations lead nowhere, and the master pieces are lost. In 2019, a mysterious lawyer offers the paintings to the Mayor of Gotha.

50m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

A French criminal in Miami steals European artwork for a group of narcos. Soon after, two Brueghels, a Monet and a Sisley disappear from the Nice Fine Arts Museum.

52m

Robert K. Wittman

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Stefano Strocchi

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Stefano Strocchi

Writer
Giorgio Li Calzi

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How did two Van Gogh disappear in Amsterdam to resurface in Naples fourteen years later in the kitchen of a Camorra dealer? Seven masterpieces of Italian Renaissance were taken in Budapest in the middle of the cold war, how did they end up in the garden of a Greek Monastery? What happened to the famous Nativity with Saint Francis by Caravaggio in the hands of mafia boss Badalamenti? From dodgy art dealers in Amsterdam to undercover Scotland Yard investigators, from small town thieves to the most well planned actions, discover six unbelievable stories with plot twists and the unexpected scenarios of a Hollywood film. Art Crimes will take us inside the most unbelievable and intriguing international art robberies of the century. Episodes 1. VAN GOGH: AMSTERDAM 2002 2. MUNCH: OSLO 1994 3. RAPHAEL: BUDAPEST 1983 4. FRANS HALS: GOTHA 1979 5. CARAVAGGIO: PALERMO 1969 6. BRUEGHEL: NICE 2007

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