| LC control no. | sh 97007281 |
|---|---|
| Topical heading | Caper films |
| Variant(s) | Big-caper films Heist films |
| See also | Motion pictures Crime films |
| Scope note | Here are entered works on films that feature the execution of a particularly difficult undertaking, often questionable or illegal, the success of which depends on skill and careful planning. |
| Found in | The hot rock, 1972. Lopez, D. Films by genre, c1993 (Caper film (Big-caper film; heist film)) Oakey, V. Dict. of film and television terms, c1983 (caper film; a motion picture in which the plot revolves around a major theft or other illegal enterprise, usually a highly imaginative and complicated maneuver; dev. from the point of view of the lawbreakers) Cat. Service bull.: no. 46, p. 61 (Caper films and programs: use for fictional genre films and programs which focus on an individual or group which takes on a particularly difficult illegal feat, the success of which depends on skill and careful planning) Web. 3 (caper: madcap escapade; prank; antic; slang: an illegal or questionable escapade) |
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